From the mind of critic: “If we’re whistling down the street thinking nothing will break our stride, but then see a piece of trash, do we bend down to pick it up? Even if our attitude is nothing will slow us from getting where we want to go, do we purposely slow our journey to beautify a path for us, and all others who come after us who take a similar path? Or do we pouposely pass by the trash as we saunter by, so we don’t get slowed down, thinking somebody will as they pick up the trash, allowing us to scoot by and get further ahead? It’s very common within the human condition to watch out for ourselves, and make sure sure nothing upsets the productive, uplifting and fulfilling plans we’ve made. What we must remember is that just cause something is common, doesn’t mean it’s beneficial. While we all want to get somewhere, we all need help along the way. If we pass somebody by whether physically or metaphorically who needs help, we should help them if we can, specifically we could easily be in their same position. Once we realize that just because our stride is broken doesn’t mean we’re slowed down, we’ll see that if we adjust our plans, it’s simply testing our resilency and building our character by making us step outside of ourselves. Waving at and helping random people reminds us of the humanism we’ve lost, but also how easy it is to get it back. Helping and/or beautifying is better done by us now. If we count on somebody else, are we okay with them counting on us?” 🙂