It's crazy how the things our generation needs are the very things we push away. Love, trust, communication. It's what we all want yet so many choose to do the exact opposite of those things.
We need to stop waiting for others to step up and be the first to do something about it and take on the responsibility for ourselves. If each one of us decides to show more love and random acts of kindness I bet the rate at which we see that given in return will increase. Just because they don't want to communicate properly doesn't mean that you can't. You can try to get through, you can work on your listening skills, you can pay better attention to nonverbal communication. If you do this, no, there is no guarantee that everyone else will, but making the effort yourself is the best start. When you show the ones you care about that you're willing to step up and do such things they will most likely find a way to follow suit.
Trust, now that's a big one. Trust is earned, not freely given. But in the same breathe, you have to give a little to get a little. I'm not sure what it is a lot of you see, but when a person has consistently showed you nothing but reasons why you can trust them, you might just have to swallow your pride and fear and give them some of what they've earned. Yes, people can screw you over but living in fear that they will will only cause you to make matters worse. I know it's hard to trust when others will not think twice about hurting you even though you are close, but the longer you wait to try to overcome your trust issues, the more they'll take over your mind and consume your heart.
If you want the people around you to be better and do better, maybe you should start with yourself first. Don't wait for someone else to first or say things will never change because you're adding to the problem by making excuses. Make solutions.
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