+677 When you're alive it's almost as if the world is built up around you. When you talk to someone, or when you see people walking about, 99% of the time, you don't ever take into consideration that they have their own lives, and thoughts. It's probably because we've only seen the world through our own eyes. It makes your head hurt that there are 7 billion other worlds around you, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's fucking deep, yo :/

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I actually always think about this

by Anonymous 12 years ago

yeah me too... it's exciting yet irritating that you can imagin it from another persons perspective but you can't really see how it is from thier minds ! =D

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I am constantly thinking about other people's situations and 'worlds'. Like when I see a random person on the street I think about all the possible events that could have brought them to that exact place and time. If they are happy, sad, worried, depressed, excited etc. It does kinda frazzle a brain though.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I remember realizing this for the first time, at five years old.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I've realized this before a long time ago, and have actually have given this a lot of thought. If you think about it, just driving to the grocery store, you pass hundreds of people you've never met before, that have their own stories, their own dreams, and their own problems. But, we may never know anything about them. It's miraculous to think that the random stranger at the mall that you accidently make eye contact with could one day be a very important part of your life, or nothing at all.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You made this a post after making this comment didn't you?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Haha, yep. I thought it was worthy enough to share with all of amirite.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I liked the post so y

by Anonymous 12 years ago

and even if you never make direct contact with that person, they could affect your life indirectly by a chain of events or people. insane.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Congrats on the POTD :)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Haha, thanks! It was my first one (:

by Anonymous 12 years ago

that's what she said

by Anonymous 12 years ago

During random situations (whether I realize it or not), I typically find myself stepping back and imagining myself in the other persons shoes. Whether it's your close friend or some person off the streets, It just really puts you in perspective of what others may be thinking or feeling, and how they react to you. And depending on the situation, it can be quite fun to try and peek into someones mind or create a life story for some stranger. It's seriously fun to be in the background and watch peoples expressions and how they react in certain situations. Although sometimes I feel like a creep when I observe too much and know more than I probably should... lol

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's why books, movies, poetry and songs are this great and popular; they give us a glimpse of that.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think about this when people watching in town. And then create lives and names and stories for them depending on what their expression at that time is and how they're dressed. I wonder how often I'm even remotely close to their real lives.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

every comment: um no i definitely take it into consideration i'm so deep and thoughtful i think about this all the time OP how are you just realizing this XD

by Anonymous 12 years ago

When I go past a car from another country I find it odd to imagine that the people in that car right next to me are speaking in a language so different from my own and that even though we are human beings, we may not be able to communicate with each other.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Too bad I'm dead...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

And It's interesting to think about the array of thoughts people are having around you. Like, when you're in a crowd, some people are probably thinking things like "Ooh I like the shape of that tree" or "Should I eat teriyaki or a burger for lunch?" while on the other hand, there are people thinking things like "I wonder if that tree has the reincarnated spirit of someone from long ago" or "it's incredible how interconnected all the people of the world have become to get to this point where we can have teriyaki and burgers side by side at the food court."

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Especially when you see a hobo on TE street and think why they're in that situation. Certainly they had parents and a childhood, but it's unfortunate that their future turned out this way.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

"I am the necessary angel of the earth, for it is through my eyes that you see the world anew"

by Anonymous 12 years ago

7 billion worlds? We live on one planet...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Are you Amelia Bedelia?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well if you're looking at it like that, there are way more than seven billion planets out there.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But how do you even know those other worlds exist? If you can't see them yourself, then you can never be certain they're even there. The only one you know for certain is your own. (I'm not trying to argue life philosophies. It's just food for thought.)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Is this my fault?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'd blame it more on your The Flash underpants.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

My favorite pair <3

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This might sound weird, but I love thinking of other people. When I was a child, I loved to write, and whenever I went somewhere I would imagine different life senarios for whoever I saw as inspiration for characters and plot. I find it beautiful we livin in a world with so many people.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

THAT IS SO COOL.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

99% of the time you don't consider that other people have their own lives and thoughts? Sounds like a pretty selfish way to live...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yes exactly. We all live in our own worlds.

by Anonymous 12 years ago