From all different walks.

Today, as I was walking downtown Ypsilanti, I was thinking about where I really wanna live the rest of my life. Not as in where on a map per say, more of whether it'll be in the country or in the city. I'm a country boy at heart, I feel it, I know it. I love the wide open spaces, I love the openness, the fact that your space is your space and you don't have to share it with another house built on top of yours. I've been settled on that decision for a while.

But as I was walking through downtown today, I remembered what I really do love about city living. It's the fact that you can walk and have so much to see and look at at marvel at. This is true in the country too, the rolling land and wildlife that's far more inclusive of more than just the random fox squirrel or pigeon.

In the city I can do one of my favorite things. I really do like to people watch. I don't think I like it for the reasons most other people do. I don't like to judge people, it's more of a wondering thing to me. I wonder about so many things when I see people. Where are you walking to? Where are you coming from- your house, apartment, mansion? Who did you just leave, if anyone, or who are you going to see? What has your life been like so far? What ambitions do you have right now? Are they the same as mine (an education and better job), or are you trying to get to the liquor store as soon as it opens because you drank the last drop of vodka last night and need to feed the addiction?

Why are you sitting on this cold bench at nine in the morning? Waiting for the bus to go to work, or because this is where you stayed last night, the same as every night before? Are your parents still alive? Do you have important relationships in your life that you treasure, or are you living a lonely life, day in and day out? You are dressed so simple, yet your might have all the riches in the world. You're wearing the most popular clothes, but could be the most shallow person in town. What struggles have you faced? Have you overcome the odds or let them punch you down so far you can't see the top of the mountain? Are you struggling with so many demons right now and you're just waiting for one person to come by and help with just one of them?

Is it a strange phenomenon that I wonder about so many questions just because I pass one person walking down the street? Is it that I am just really nosy? I guess I don't take things for face value, but I wonder about so many things that go so much deeper than what appears on the outside. I think it was the way I was raised that I am slow to judge when encountering people I've never met. If you're being a rude jerk to me, there's a reason that probably has nothing to do with me. If you're wearing the sloppiest clothes, I'll assume you're just as kind and friendly as the next person wearing a business suit. I notice this thinking is so important in the job that I do, and working at Cabela's might even amplify these reflections. Cabela's is not a cheap place to shop. However, we get some of the scrubbiest people that walk in and drop $1,000 on one purchase. Some of the ugliest people are the friendliest, some of the better looking people are just arrogant, and that also goes vice versa. Don't just people by their money or what they spend, but also don't judge them on their appearance, because chances are, you're gonna be one hundred percent wrong!

Don't get me wrong. I'm human and I go completely against everything I just typed at times myself. A lot actually. Some days I just don't like anyone that crosses my path. Other days, I have days like today. I do judge just as much as the guy sitting next to me right now. It's just important to remember things like this every once in a while.

This is a completely different blog than what I normally type. But these were thoughts that I just wanted to write down and share because they consumed my whole walk from main campus to downtown. Must've been something I should share huh?

Now, gotta get to class!