We need each other

I noticed I havne't blogged for a while...a long while. So now, instead of finishing off my EPQ essay (in which I have been finishing two or three paragraphs for about 3 weeks) I shall write some of my thoughts.

Life is a complicated thing; every day there are a million things going on that we can only hope to understand. Most of the trouble, I must say, comes from people and our respective relationships. There is a startling amount of miscommunication, people taking things differently to how they were intended or even a complete lack of communication. People seem remarkably adept at misconstruing other's intentions, or simply choosing an obscure course of action that renders the situation infinitely more difficult than it would otherwise have been.
I often think it would be so much easier if people were less afraid to say how they feel, and if other people were more prepared to listen with an open mind. Too many people are too quick to take other people's emotional difficulties as insults, and can't seem to step back and think 'What should I do to make this better instead of worse?'! After all, none of us can help how we feel and surely the world wouldn't be such a good place if everyone never told anyone how they felt for fear of the repercussions. That seems to me a world without trust. An integral part of trusting someone is knowing that you can tell them how you feel about a situation, related to them or not, good or bad, and they wouldn't take it as an insult or start an argument. Of course, you have a responsibility to take their views into account too; there are always two sides to a story, both equally worthwhile. I think people too often forget that.


I will leave you with a quote from a Sanctus Real song that sums this up perfectly:
"We never meant to hurt each other so can we trust again? And take it as a chance to keep on growing. I don't know why it doesn't come easy, but I know that we could be happy, if we'd only learn to love.
We need each other, so what's the fighting for? We need each other, so please don't close the door. We need each other through all the highs and lows, 'cause no one's meant to be alone"
The song's awesome :)