sugar, spice, and everything nice

It is amazing how interconnected we all are through a website - invested in each other’s lives at least to the extent of clicking the “heart” next to a text post. In our moments of weakness and hesitancy, it is strangely reassuring to know that there is a kindred soul out there, even if it is someone we will never physically know.

I sometimes wonder if people experience an unbearable ennui in my presence. The fact of the matter is, I find the most mundane things interesting and revel in the comfort of routine. I feel as though all my friends want to explore every inch of the world as I scroll through their pictures and soak up different stories and cultures as if words were enough for osmosis, but this does not bother me. If I am labeled as boring, so be it.

In the thirteenth century, King Frederick II of Germany wanted to know if humans would speak innately if they were not taught a particular language. To conduct his experiment, he assigned 50 infants to be taken care of by nurses who fed and bathed them but were not allowed to speak or hold them. The result was shocking: all of the infants died. Perhaps it is not an exaggeration to say that without interaction, no matter how introverted a person might be, we cannot survive.

Sometimes, the details aren’t as important as they seem. As we get caught up in the game of life, details can overwhelm us. The specifics take over our mind, frying neurons and mocking a life of simplicity. We become so transfixed with the details of life that we forget to remember why we first stepped across the starting line. Shall I consider your words and expressions useless because you misspelled a word or forgot a comma? If you are not making mistakes, you have not tried anything new. How can we innovate if people are scared to learn? Examine the details, but forget not who you are and what you can become. Smell the fresh flowers; get soaked by the rain. Life is too short to attain perfection - enjoy the chase.