I saw someone's emotional response out in public the other day and I felt sad. It was a made for TV moment, right off the screen. It was what I hear and see so many people do anymore.
Simply mimic what they think is the proper, or cool, response according to made for consumer's propaganda.
A "Whoot." An inauthentic exclamation. An overstatement that cheapens the moment. A way of commercializing real feelings and responses.
All the hand raising, whooping, hollering, and craziness for public consumption is camouflage for the real thing.
An honest smile, watery eyes, heartfelt joy and simple silent awe often get lost in this sort of buffoonery and it makes me sad, because the people losing it are not even aware that they have been desensitized.
Life is not all about the glitter and show. The truest gifts touch so deeply that there aren't any really appropriate responses. There is only un-evinced gratitude and awe and maybe a smile, or hug.
And that is okay.
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