We live in a connected world. It’s so easy to keep in touch, a tag on social media, a shared post, a forwarded meme, a reply to a story, few emojis in comments, and we think that we are there for each other. So all these "cool" people have so many friends, so many people around them. They need each other in group pictures at cool places so that they look like living it up. You watch all that on your feed, and you think that "this is life." What I am even doing with my life? I am such a loser. I have no one. And before you know it, a peaceful happy existence becomes a dreadful lame one. You start to force yourself into sadness. I blame you. But I don’t blame you completely. We are a slave to comparison. We look around, and we compare. So when you look around and don’t see a friend, you will feel unlucky. But are you really doomed? I don’t think so. I seriously believe that most people, I repeat - most people, are fake. Most friendships are of convenience, a mutual need. You will not find them crying together in a crisis. They are there for the selfies, for the tags, and for the parties. But beyond that, deeper than that, there is nothing between them.
You know, more people will always mean more mess. You will end up dividing your time more. You will end up losing your focus on things that matter to you. Your career will get affected. Your emotional health will take a back seat. And all that for this shallow feeling of “Look, I have so many people around me.” You don’t need fake people with selfish interests in head. You don’t need people who are not deep into you. You don’t need people who don’t intend to keep this bond for a lifetime. Your time is just too precious to waste on these temporary distractions. Cherish those one or two people who really love you. And other than them, just don’t care. Please better stay alone. Invest more time, emotions, and love on yourself. You need more of that, trust me. These people that you look around, they are different species. You are a different soul. You don’t need their circus. You don’t need their drama. You are stardust.
