Why Don't People Care

I don't rant nearly enough in my blog anymore. I have tried to walk myself sane these past few months. I walk to work in the morning. It was over seven miles, then we moved, and it is now over nine miles. Whenever I tell people that I walk to work, they look at me like I have just sprouted another head. Why? What would people do without cars? Ride bicycles? Horses? I like to rely on my own two legs and feet. They are strong and healthy, and they get me where I need to go for free with no carbon emissions. I have considered riding my bike as well, but I don't want it to get stolen when I have to lock it up outside of work. I see empty locks, bike frames picked clean every day, and it just makes me paranoid about my bike. I love my bike. It is pink, and it is broken in and rides perfectly.

But I digress from my original intent for writing this. I want to know why people don't care. It seems that every day I witness more and more hostility and carelessness bandied about between human beings. People don't smile, they don't move out of the way, they don't watch where they are going, they don't respect other people's space, they don't seem to care when they are violating someone else's rights, they don't take responsibility for their actions, they act like they are entitled to things instead of having to earn them, the list goes on and on. I cannot tell you how angry people make me these days. It just gets worse and worse. I try to respect other people. I try to remain alert and mindful of how my actions may affect others. I was raised to have manners and respect. To have compassion and give people the benefit of the doubt. To do unto others as you would have them do unto you. People are just not living that way anymore.

I really don't know how a society can be civilized without the civility. It is going to be a free for all, especially within the next decade or so when the resources start running out and people are fighting to survive. It won't just be a matter of who gets more space on the sidewalk. It will be who gets to eat and drink and who doesn't.