“There’s a difference between sincerely caring and caring to be sincere.” I wrote this quote the other day after thinking and realizing how selfish our let’s say- natural human side can be. I know this sounds weird and maybe even a little insulting, but I feel like us as human being have a huge selfish side. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying we aren’t good people. I just think that when we naturally react, mainly we act selfish. For example, let’s say you want to complain to your friend about the horrible mix up that happened at work and the first thing they do is roll their eyes or look away. Obviously those are signs that they aren’t interested in hearing what you have to say. Then throughout the day, the same thing happens to that friend and she complains to you, you really wouldn’t want to hear it especially because they didn’t care to listen to what you had to say. Well, after lots of thought and looking back at similar experiences, I realized we’re just all selfish in our own ways. Sometimes we don’t even realize it.
Now, what does all this have to do with the quote. Through the years, I’ve had various friends. Some friends who were a lot like me and others who were the complete opposite of me. I’ve always been the neutral one in any group I started to hang out with. My point is, I know how it feels when a friend or loved one sincerely shows you care. Compared to how it feels when your so called “friend” acts like they care to make you believe they sincerely value your friendship when they don’t. We all act selfish towards people at some point. Mostly, because every person has priorities. I just need to find mine.
Now, what does all this have to do with the quote. Through the years, I’ve had various friends. Some friends who were a lot like me and others who were the complete opposite of me. I’ve always been the neutral one in any group I started to hang out with. My point is, I know how it feels when a friend or loved one sincerely shows you care. Compared to how it feels when your so called “friend” acts like they care to make you believe they sincerely value your friendship when they don’t. We all act selfish towards people at some point. Mostly, because every person has priorities. I just need to find mine.
xoxo,