Jordan--A Simple Walk Through Life

A Simple Walk Through Life

A man walked down the street on a bright, sunny Friday in the middle of April.  On this path he was traveling, there wasn't another soul who walked past him.  However, almost a second didn't go by when there wasn't a car accelerating past him.  The man wondered to himself why no one else was enjoying the beautiful forecast that had come from the start of spring.  Hoping to see more lively spirits, he decided to change his path to go to a local park in hope of finding more people rejoicing in the breathtaking weather and soaking up the pleasant rays that the sun was raining down upon the earth.   

On the way, the man finally ran into someone else outside, it was a small group of young teenagers who have decided to come out and ride their bikes. One of them was on a call while the others waited sluggishly for him. As the man passed by, he overheard some of what the young teenager was saying on the phone and discovered that the teenagers were simply riding their bikes to their friends house to play a new game that their friend had just bought, and they were going to take longer than they had originally expected because the teenager’s, the one who was on the phone, mother’s car had problems turning on, so they had to take their bikes instead.

 As the man continued down his route, he eventually arrived at the small park with a playground, swing set, basketball court, tennis court, exercise machines, and many ideal recreational outside activities. Though the man witnessed all the wonderful activities that the park had to offer, he didn't see a single child, teenager, or adult enjoying any of the possible outdoor activities. The only people he saw at the park was a young mother whom seemed to be paying more attention to her phone rather than her young child who was playing on a tablet her mother have her so she would be simply be quiet.

After seeing this, the man realized a sad truth of the reality he was living in. The society he lived in had become more fascinated in lazy indulgences. People would travel in a car to travel to local destinations simply because they don't want to put the effort towards walking. That simply traveling by anything other than a car is a last case scenario that people find as a worst case scenario simply because it requires additional effort. That people rather stay inside to enjoy the lazy indulgences that are on the screens in front of them. The man had realized that he was the only one who even cared about the fresh air and beauty that surrounded him, living among those who rejoiced in activities that remained between four walls and usually required staring at a screen and sitting down.  The man had a simple thought that raced through his head.  Why did people want to exchange personal interaction and adventurous experiences for those that remained in closed confinement, followed by a lack of social interaction and idle habits?