Connections

It doesn't matter whether you're in a local pub, in a different state or on holidays in Europe. The experiences you have and the memories you make are completely different depending on whether you're with family or friends or by yourself. Being anywhere on your own, in a social environment, is not fun at all.

Sitting in a buzzing cafe on a table on your own is pretty boring even though you are surrounded with people. You feel out of place and usually reluctant to approach people who are there with others. What do you do? Sit and people watch. That's good for about 10 minutes. We often tell other people to just get out and have fun even if it is by yourself, but if you're on your own, it is that much harder to have fun. However, it also depends on your personality and how much you socialise with people generally.

How many times have we been out with family or a particular group of friends and thought that it might have been boring? How many times have we secretly stared at the loner at a distant table, felt pity for them yet done nothing? Connections are extremely important and everybody wants to connect with other people, have fun, feel important and... fit in.

Next time we have negative thoughts we should count our blessings that we do have family and/or friends. Some people have neither. I had a friend in primary school who would take it upon himself to befriend any new person that came to the school. I really admired that.

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