Our great desire and need to be known and heard and related
Often shows up to us as “attention being paid to me.”
And yet, so much of our life now is about that not happening.
Through phones interrupting interactions,
Or communication happening online,
Or through some game or thing,
There is always something mediating & hiding whether attention is being paid,
Or displacing the attention,
Or reducing it through memes and emojis and entirely common
(And thus non personal/attention giving)
Modes, means, and methods of communication.
And so we seek it, seek that attention, seek it hard.
And we desire and pursue fame,
Because we think famous people are payed attention.
And we desire and pursue the likes, hearts, reblogs, etc,
Because, gosh, wouldn’t that be grand.
So much attention!
Of course, and unfortunately,
It still wouldn’t be the attention of the type we seek.
We’d be left still wanting,
With a whole host of other, new, barriers and pitfalls.
As the saying goes,
“There’s no cheese down that tunnel.”
Fame, likes, and similar are all and the only the tools we see,
But they’re not the tools that will work.
There are other, more fruitful, ways to spend our energies,
To create the bonds and relations we want.
A chance to leave behind straitjacket systems & tools & their trap of currency,
And simply be present, pay attention, listen, and connect.
Lynx Thoughts 