Not everyone has a merry Christmas and happy new year, more people than you realise literally dread December and have a really rough time of it. Chances are you'd never guess who's struggling this time of year, they probably 'seem ok' in general, but they're not, they're probably broken inside and fear the next year ahead. So this week (and throughout the year), do something radical and give everyone in your phone/personal social media account a call or message to check in with them, just in case they're not doing too good just now - you never know, you might just gain from it yourself. 😎😉
In the meantime, Audioslave seem to sum things up well with 'Like A Stone' (see the lyrics for context)...
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2qf3sr
Lyrics:
On a cold, wet, afternoon in a room full of emptiness
By a freeway, I confess I was lost in the pages
Of a book full of death, reading how we'll die alone
And if we're good, we'll lay to rest anywhere we want to go
In your house, I long to be
Room by room, patiently
I'll wait for you there, like a stone
I'll wait for you there, alone
And on my deathbed, I will pray to the gods and the angels
Like a pagan to anyone who will take me to heaven
To a place I recall, I was there so long ago
The sky was bruised, the wine was bled, and there you led me on
In your house, I long to be
Room by room, patiently
I'll wait for you there, like a stone
I'll wait for you there, alone, alone
And on I read, until the day was gone
And I sat in regret of all the things I've done
For all that I've blessed, and all that I've wronged
In dreams until my death, I will wander on
In your house, I long to be
Room by room, patiently
I'll wait for you there, like a stone
I'll wait for you there, alone, alone
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No one likes to be lonely over the holidays
I didn't exactly understand what I would be checking for, but I think from the song that people are lonely and sad and we should contact them to check.
I'm not sure, someone asked me if I was "ok", like when they're asking if you're feeling bad secretly, but I just say ya because I don't know how it would help to expose my inner problems since I've done that before but nothing happened.
I don't know if this really does anything but I also have no friends, if random lonely people wanted me to text them to say hi then I'd probably try that a few times to see if it did anything... like some kind of service for lonely sad people.
It's a cliché for a reason; it's good to talk. It really is, it's not necessarily about 'getting something' out of it or magically fixing all of your problems, it's about just knowing that someone is there and willing to listen, often this is enough to pull someone back from 'the edge' and, it can be mutually beneficial, since they'll likely ask about you or, at least, you'll realise that your problems aren't as bad as you first thought.
Everyone has someone in their life, whether it's a friend, family member, whatever... unless you're a hermit living in solitude, you'll have someone you can turn to, even if you don't realise it. The point of all of this is, be the person you want others to be for you; if you're* perfectly fine being a social outcast and this makes you happy, then keep it up. However, if you've ever felt overwhelmed and wished someone had been there to talk to, then be that person for those in your life, because you never know what might come from it, it might even save someone's life (suicide is a growing cause of death, particularly in young/middle-aged men).
* I don't mean you personally, just generally speaking
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