Every Man For Himself
During the years, I've learnt to pick a lesson from every little thing that happens in my life. Some of this lessons has proven to be very useful and has helped me in ways I didn't imagine, while some of them haven't really been useful, but I refuse to call any of it useless because like they say, no knowledge is a waste.
At my hostel, there is this illusion of togetherness, of people being there for one another that we have. I call it an illusion because it is what people outside see, but the moment they come into the inner circle, they get to realize that most of the time, it is every man for himself...and that isn't really a bad thing as every man should really be for himself (we all came here seperately and individually afterall), but for someone who saw that illusion and only came here because of that, they will be greatly disappointed.
Amongst many other reasons for today's blog, what really triggered it was something that happened today, something no one else really noticed other than me.
Earlier today, my friends and I were all seated outside having a good time. It's Sunday afternoon, so everyone was at home and usually when we all are home, it is always fun because we all catch up, laugh and basically just talk about everything and nothing in particular.
It was during one of those conversations that someone had mentioned it that they were hungry. The moment they said that, everyone had agreed with him that they too were hungry but no one volunteered to help anyone, not even one person.
The conversation continued and we got past the hunger topic, only for me to see one of the guys go into his room, stayed there for a while, and on his way coming out, I could see him cleaning his mouth, trying to leave no trace of the fact that he had just gone into his room to eat.
Now like I said, it is every man for himself and there was nothing absolutely wrong with what he did, but the fact that he tried to hide it was what got me thinking about it and also inspired today's blog.
Funny enough, he wasn't the only one that did this, as everyone eventually went into their rooms to eat or went downstairs to get something to eat, everyone except for that guy who had first mentioned it that he was hungry.
For me, the lesson I got from this is that at the end of the day, it doesn't matter how much time you've spent with someone, or how long you've known someone, there are certain situations where you will find yourself all alone, not because your friends can't help, but because they don't have to. And you shouldn't be mad at them for that, you can't even be mad at them, because if we're being honest, they've done nothing wrong to you... It's just life.
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STOPEvery human being is selfish, but the level of selfishness is different. I think everyone could have food together, but they choose something else. In a word, no one wanted to share their portions with others, and that's the reality.