Rock Candy Reviews

Have we all lost it?

When the people of the world are so quick to judge each other, it is easy to start believing that the value of a human life can be determined by a simple checklist. Some people define it by how much money you make, or if you agree with their opinions. While a select few see every individual as special and irreplaceable. (Even if people online will see them as an overly optimistic fool.)

We no longer seem to understand that our values are too personal to use as a system of judgement.

For instance, the things we accept of daily life and leisure. The food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the public places we frequent. All these things are things we have come to include in our daily routine are the direct results of someone else’s efforts. Another human being, or group of human beings, made these things possible. It is spoils of their labor, yet we dehumanize the people who accomplished them because we refuse to see value in them.

Simply put, we don’t value anyone that doesn’t have our same passions and talents.

The bank teller doesn’t value the custodian. The custodian doesn’t value the bus driver, The bus driver doesn’t value the teacher. The teacher doesn’t value the fast food worker. The fast food worker doesn’t value the artist. The artist doesn’t value the scientist. The scientist doesn’t value the designer. The designer doesn’t value the social worker.

I think you get the picture…

Everyone likes to think that the world would stop turning without their profession. However, it takes multiple people of different skills and dedications to keep a society going.

Just because you do not personally value something, doesn’t mean it is actually meaningless.

The person who built your house is valuable. The person who wrote that song you are listening to is valuable. The person who developed the software you are using is valuable. The person that fixed your car is valuable. The person that delivers your package has value. The person that animates your favorite show has value. The person that teaches your kids has value. The person that cooks your food has value. The person that talks you through your mental health has value.

Until we all realize that valuing others is the only way we all succeed, we will be stuck in a vicious cycle of hardship and unfulfillment. We need to start appreciating each other, and stop taking others for granted.