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I'm not the most selfless person in the world. I know that, but I'm not the stuck-up bitch some people decide I am. I hate it when people judge others based on rumors, rather than an actual conversation had with said individual. It's childish- how many times have I heard the same people say "Don't judge a book by its cover."? I honestly don't care what people say about me behind my back. It just irks me to no end that they run around ranting about how big of an ass someone is before they've even gotten the chance to get to know them.

I try to be a nice person. I do- I hate seeing my friends unhappy, so I'd naturally try to help them as much as I could. If I pass someone in the supermarket and meet their eyes, I make an effort to just smile at them. I know, more than many, how much a single smile is worth. It's a piece of generosity offered by a total stranger, something they don't expect you to return. It's only a tiny little smile, but it's something. A smile means that not everyone is self-absorbed, and that there's someone out there that does give a damn that you've had a bad day, or that you're hurting from some torment or another.

What's so difficult about being nice to people? Why is it so hard to put your trust in others? Why do people hurt each other, and make it so hard to trust? Why are people so superficial, and selfish?

That's my question to whoever actually reads this. How did people become so greedy and cruel? When you think about it, there are a lot of people out there whose problems are a lot worse than yours. 

Put yourself in their shoes- you can't find anything to snack on. Some people go without food for an entire day. 

Your significant other broke up with you for someone else. Big deal- there are so many people stuck in loveless marriages, or worse; they love their spouse, but their spouse is cheating on them and they can't divorce because they have kids or their religion denies them that freedom. 

I'm not saying you should be happy with what you've got, but at least be thankful that you have anything at all. Be glad you've got a computer to view this with and a roof over your head because there are so many people who dream not of having a new cell phone or Wii, but simply three meals a day and a comfortable bed to sleep in.

There are folks out there who just need a shoulder to lean on. I know people like that- I have been told that if I hadn't come along and just let them talk they would have gone batshit insane, because they don't know anyone else who would simply take the time to understand them. At the same time, I know someone who never felt love, not even from his family. They never had any friends, and when one of the people who raised them since their childhood died, they didn't feel sadness. They simply thought, "Oh well." Then went on with their life. They asked me to explain what love was. I told them what I could, then said that it's something you really need to experience for yourself to understand.

It's so pathetic of the human race to have such individuals in it. Nobody should EVER have to go through what these people have gone through. It's sad, it really is. 

Tomorrow, or the next day when you go out grocery shopping, or to school or work... smile at a total stranger even if you think it would be awkward. Who knows- they might start smiling back.