Blog 3 Indifference

I have found that being an unconcerned and generally rude person to others is one personal flaw that I find to be tremendously negative. A dangerous game it is to be indifferent to your surroundings. While you don’t have to go out of your way to act negatively towards another person, it is true that what you DON’T do in a situation can be worse. Here is one example of why I feel so strongly about this topic: So I’m walking through P&C by myself picking up some necessities for the weekend, and I see a struggling woman with two toddlers drop four bags of groceries and the entire contents of her purse disperse across the floor. I was standing a pretty far distance away, so I couldn’t run over to help right away. What really got to me was the fact that I saw FOUR groups of people of the college age walk right past her as if buying the 30’s of budlight and natty ice was really that important. So yeah, I didn’t say anything to them but I was really really angry and had to watch the whole sad situation play out. I guess I will never understand some people, but I have realized that sometimes when I observe people during bad or awkward situations, some people become intensely emotionally involved, while others completely distance themselves. I have found that although it may be difficult to face certain difficult situations, such as an ex-boyfriend, or a messy incident in the grocery store, it is always best to confront the situation. This extremely general and vague thought I believe can be applied to almost any circumstance. If anyone of the opposite sex is reading this, please note to yourself that not helping out a struggling woman in this type of situation is really really not cool!!!