So while you're outside looking in, remember what you're staring at is me., originally uploaded by speckled_beckle.
It is so easy for us to judge each other.
You stop by my photostream or blog, read some random facts, and form an opinion about me. It's done unconsciously.
I do it too. He does it. She does it.
We all do it.
All the time.
That's what the title of this song means to me.
Most of the people we see on a daily basis are outside of our lives, spectators, really.
A five minute conversation when they see us by the coffee pot at work, a simple rapport when they're ringing out our groceries, a short exchange over the phone... It is so easy for us to forget that we are looking at people who have just as much on their minds as we do.
Someone who has a great week this week will be struggling next week.
Life is a constant roller coaster of ups and downs, for each of us.
Just remember, when you're outside looking in, describing what you see, remember what you're staring at is someone else. A living, breathing, loving person, full of emotions, needs, chaos, and capabilities. We are each tied to each other by thin threads, and we all have more in common than we know.