2006-09-21 00:00:23 · 23 answers · asked by ? 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
All the time! I especially try to focus on this when they do something like cut me off in traffic, or take the last seat without considering me, or other silly, inconsiderate things. Thinking about this makes it easier to get through the day. For example, if someone cuts me off in traffic, rather than get mad, I just think to myself "Maybe they are running late to a job interview for a position they really need in order to care for their family." That way I can respond with a smile and warm feelings, rather than flip them the finger and honk at them.
2006-09-21 12:30:23 · answer #1 · answered by Nightwalker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually there are all these answers saying "yes of course", but I hadn't really thought of it like that until I saw this question.
Strangers I see on the street are just strangers to me... It's wierd to think they are actually people with feelings and hopes and dreams - scary really!
I often wonder what strangers I see are thinking, though.
Hmm....
2006-09-21 07:13:46 · answer #2 · answered by Krissyinthesun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Straight forward answer - No. Not consciously. If I'm "on the street", I'm going from Point A to Point B and probably not thinking about anyone in particular.
Altruistic answer? Well, yeah. But I'm not gonna run up to a stranger and hug them or anything.
2006-09-22 20:14:42 · answer #3 · answered by Alice Chaos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have, when I am able to get beyond myself and see people for who they are. A lot of the time I am sealed within the cocoon of my thoughts and the tasks that I've set for myself on a particular day. But when I am not consumed with my mundane bullsh!t and really look at a person without judgment, I can see a glimmer of who they are and perhaps even who they hope to be.
2006-09-21 14:17:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely...I'm a people watcher !
I have to wonder if they have already accomplished what they wanted, or have they lost everything, but still hold on to their hopes and dreams.
I see homeless people all the time, and wonder how they got there too. I mean, sometimes sh!t happens, through no fault of your own. Some of these people could have been living the life of their dreams, and who knows what happened ?
I just wish everyone well, and to be able to achieve their hopes and dreams as planned ! â¥â¥â¥...PEACE !!!
2006-09-21 07:17:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course I do. I am no better than anyone else and frankly I think it is horrific the way some people go out of thier way to pretend those people are not even there.
I think every person no matter what thier job, race, or economic status should be treated with kindness and respect until they prove themselves unworthy of it.
2006-09-21 07:19:33 · answer #6 · answered by morrigann_angelus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every person is different such that I hope that their hopes and dreams are special to them but also just as good and decent as mine or hopefully better.
2006-09-21 07:03:43 · answer #7 · answered by Faerieeeiren 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope because I know they're usually stupider than I am and are probably thinking about what happened on the OC last night...
2006-09-21 11:42:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I think most of them are related to Karbunkle, just moving along in life one second at a time, catching flies when they can.
2006-09-21 15:55:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I often do but its these very hopes & dreams which require me to focus on myself as it does to them
2006-09-21 07:03:33 · answer #10 · answered by Claude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋