Well music has once again proven to be quite the inspiration
for this blog. As many of you know I listen to music pretty much 24/7. I wake
up to it, and I fall asleep to it. I shower with it, work with it, think
violent thoughts with it.
This week I have been really grooving on a band called Myka
Relocate. Total side note: they’re amazing, and you should check them out. Anyway,
they have this song called The Young Souls. There is this lyric in the song
that says, “So busy saying that we care…have we forgot the meaning?” How
impactful.
This to me is asking if we really feel the way we do, or if
we’re just saying it because it is expected of us. Like when someone says, “I
love you.” Most automatically reply with the same sentiment. However, how many actually
mean it. Another common phrase is, “You can always talk to me.” I don’t think
we realize how often we make this empty promise. I am not a saint in this. I’ve
absolutely done the same thing. Yet I want to draw attention to it, so that all
people we attempt to mean what they say.
The lesson that needs to be learned here is to not go
through the motions. Don’t be so busy saying something you aren’t actually
paying attention to what it is that you are saying. If you make a promise to
always listen then you need to do exactly that. When you say, “I love you, too,”
don’t say it simply as a reflex. You need to really mean it, and if you don’t mean
what you say then maybe you don’t need to be saying it. Articulating feelings
is never easy, but you should never feel obligated to say something just to placate
someone else. Mean what you say, and always say what you mean. Otherwise your
words are meaningless.
