Connecting with others

     Many of us seem to live in our own little worlds ignoring most everything in life that doesn't fit in our world.  That's unfortunate because we don't connect with others.  If it does not directly affect us we are unconcerned.  Truthfully, many things in life affect us in an indirect way and ignoring them won't make them go away.

     We have become so disconnected with others that we don't even realize it.  People will argue that social media keeps them connected which is true but only partially.  There is nothing like a face-to-face connection.  We have electronic devices that keep us informed but don't help us to connect in a deep personal way.  If society was more connected we would be more understanding a tolerant of others.

     I believe if we were physically tied to a different person everyday we would learn to get along.  Think about it, you would have to.  It would help you learn to negotiate, there would be no choice, you couldn't kill them because then you would have to drag a dead body around with you all day, that would slow you down.

     It would be interesting to see people of different social status, opinions or nationalities paired together so I would like to propose the first pair to be tied together, Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton. Don't you think that would not only be interesting but beneficial in some way?  Let's add another log on to the fire so to speak by requiring the pair to show signs of being tolerant to each other before they would be untied.  How about an 80 year old tied to an 18 year old, two people who speak a different language tied together or Oh! Oh! Kanye West strapped to anyone but a Kardashian?  Sorry about that last pairing but I couldn't resist.  I'm sure there are many combinations of people that you might like to see tied together, the list is probably endless.

     I know this is a ridiculous idea but think about the benefits it might have by forcing people to connect with others.  So maybe a less drastic way to connect with others is just talking and listening to others even strangers on a daily basis.  Who would you be tied to and what would you learn from this experiment?  "Just Saying....."