"watch as the starts in the ocean become the stars in our eyes"

this world is a ocean of swimming faces going places

A recent trip to Thailand has really tripped me out on how many people there really are in this world. And overall just how large this world is. There are people everywhere, wherever you go. Most you see but don't give a second thought about-just another person doing what they can to survive in this crazy world just like the seven billion other people in the world. But seven billion is an overwhelmingly large number, and thinking about just how many people there are in this world makes me feel so tiny. Like I'm just one stitch in the massive tapestry that is this earth. That really nothing I do will have much effect. Sure my actions will ripple out and affect people but how many ripples can dropping a small pebble into an ocean cause. Airports are really where I witness how many people share the same planet as me; so many different faces, languages, cultures parading around even just the bathroom. The awkward people photo-bombing photographs you take anyway really, do you ever think about what they're doing at this exact moment? Are they on some flight to another corner of the world, asleep safely in their home, or amidst some life crisis?

I'm not sure where this is going, but it's leaving me with some feeling of insignificance, and a desire to show some kind of significance to this world.

just some wise words from a wise friend

"People generally don't like doing things in life that take effort, yet it is the things in life that take a lot of effort to do or achieve that we remember."

this modern glitch

Today it hit me how much of an effect technology has on this world, and more importantly relationships between people. With instant messaging, text messaging, and any other kind of media that can be used to send messages from one person to the other you can be whoever you want to be. The shy can sounds outgoing and crazy, the lovely people can be complete asses. Why? Because when you're not face to face with a person it's so much easier to say things, because you're not there to see their reaction, not there to see the hurt in their eyes. It's sad really, how much hate can be sent through text message yet when it comes to meeting people face to face it's like nothing has happened-the people involved are too scared to bring anything up.

So I guess we're all turning into cowards these days.