Why Can’t We Always be Like This.

Goldfinch60



During the days when the snow was on the ground,

When we found we couldn’t drive,

And many people were walking,

As we passed in the street,

We found ourselves talking

To  each other, cheerfully.

 

This only happens when times appear troubled,

And people come out of the insular

Cocoon they wrap around their minds;

To stop them getting involved

In others troubled lives.

Does chaos bring us together?

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 19th, 2022 02:03
  • Category: Reflection
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  • Saxon Crow

    It shows our true nature's GF. Break the conditioning and voila! A perfectly nice human being appears.

    • Goldfinch60

      So true SC, thatnk you.

      Andy

    • orchidee

      Oh, I met an anti-social guy (did I? lol).
      I said 'Hello'? He said 'Hello? What do you mean Hello? What do you want? I will punch you on the nose for saying Hello'.
      Best avoid those types.
      I made all that up! lol.

      • Goldfinch60

        They are out there though Orchi.

        Andy

        • orchidee

          I think that was in some film, or they used it as comedy in a show. If comedy on television, it was a VERY long time ago. Doh!

        • Doggerel Dave

          Competition – an essential component
          Which artificially constructs a base,
          Upon which a powerful proponent –
          Ideology keeps us in our place.

          That’s why, Andy. It is beyond belief that people suck up to it other than in circumstances you relate.

          • Goldfinch60

            But why in hard times are people more willing to talk Dave?


            Andy

            • Doggerel Dave

              Because the answer is in the first word in the first line above.
              Sorry Andy - I'm going to take this one to he hoi polloi🙂 to see what they make of it....

            • L. B. Mek

              Brilliant!
              (word distilling that most unhealthy element of modernity
              where unity, is only deemed necessary
              in times of travesty..
              time was, someone could make your day
              by offering a cheery 'mornin'
              or 'this darn'd weather we're havi'n'
              while passing-by or waiting
              at that terminal or station..
              now, its eyes warding-off any approach
              assuming, everyone is a danger
              to what little, peace
              we're afforded in our lives
              what a sad state, but hey
              at least our pixel rates are getting ever more
              life like, that heightened HD awareness
              from behind screens
              our future generations, are sure to be safe...
              right?
              I mean what could hurt us, behind
              our closed doors)

              • Goldfinch60

                True words Mek, people can be polite and chatty when times are hard, why cannot it be like that all the time.

                Andy

              • Fay Slimm.

                Yes a sad state of affairs that our connections with others have to meet chaos before we unbend - - a well-penned reminder my friend.

                • Goldfinch60

                  Thank you Fay, yes it is very true that chaos can cause wellness.

                  Andy

                • Rocky Lagou

                  Ahhhh!!
                  Omg that final line was literally legendary.
                  "Does chaos bring us together?"
                  So true in so many ways.
                  Like what is romance without the drama and hardships?
                  I think "chaos" balances the serenity of life.

                  • Goldfinch60

                    Thank you Rocky, so true that chaos does balance the serenity of life.

                    Andy

                  • John Prophet

                    Actually I think it does. Nice write ✍️

                    • Goldfinch60

                      Thank you John.

                      Andy



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