You're walking down the street, shopping at the local grocery store, or eating at a restaurant and you spot a familiar face, sometimes we remember where we've met them, and other times we can't quite place where it was we've seen them. Nonetheless, you might make eye contact you might not and neither of you take any action. You wouldn't dare to smile more or less wave, nor would the other.
I always think that I notice people I've come across whether you met them briefly in line for Starbucks, or that person in lecture with the green back pack, than they would of me. I like to say that I'm observant or others sometimes put label it as stalking, having nothing else to do but notice the small things. But talking with some people, it seems that most people feel the same way.
Ignorance is bliss, I believe so. What you don't know doesn't hurt you. When we notice that person walking towards you sometimes they know you and other times they don't either way the response is the same. But the causation of that response is different. Ignorance vs avoidance. Ignorance arises from our subconscious, avoidance however is more tactical, it's preconceived.
I have to admit that even though that person and I have already unfortunately made eye contact, that the reason for my response is avoidance. Why is that? Why do we treat the world as a place full of strangers? Why is it weird for a man to pass by your group of friends and say "hello ladies" without perceiving as a perverted gesture? We have become too individualized, too self absorbed, self dependent, and blinded.
Too many napkins, notecards, scraps of paper, and thoughts have been lost or escaped, I'm hoping that the internet will last beyond my life time and the things I experience and thoughts I have will be branded here. Because clicking a button "forgot password" is easier and less messy than trying to find the bloody key you lost to unlock your diary.
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