Thoughts On My Generation

Today I stood outside in the rain and watched people walk silently by me. They were all in such a hurry, eyes down, umbrellas up, jackets held tightly against their bodies. Since when did we become such a quiet culture? It's odd that we brag about how much we've progressed as a society, when basic human interaction has become so devalued. I mean, I know that we have some amazing medicines and surgical abilities, but it all started because one person wanted to help another. Where would we be if no one ever cared about another? If no one cared, then we wouldn't have medicine because no healthy person would care about any sick individual. I feel that's where we're headed. Now-a-days most doctors treat patients as a means to an end (money) instead of treating the actual person. We try to deny that social interaction plays a part in our health but study after study shows just this. How arrogant of us to think we can make it on our own! I mean, no one would make it past infancy without the care of their mother. It's more than just the basics though (food, etc.) they've proven that babies who get the exact same amount of basic needs met are either healthier or more prone to sickness based on the amount of times they are touched in a day. We are social beings living in a technological world that tries to deny our dependency on other living, breathing humans. We become less socialized, more aggressive, and depressed, and then wonder why. We learn to only care about ourselves and then ask why no one else cares for us. We've forgotten what it means to lean on each other. If we could be more humble, more open, and less enamored with ourselves, maybe we as a generation could leave our mark on the world.