Bus ride musings
So I was on the bus today heading home, passing the time by reading a book. Then this girl with her mother gets on the bus and sits across from me. I just keep reading and I notice the girl is looking at me, not in any sexual way, but more in a "find a wierd item and wonder what it is/used for" type of way. I look back at here and she just keeps staring at me. I just frown a bit and keep on reading. A few moments later I look back up and notice she's still looking at me.
This just got me thinking. Most people will turn away if you notice them looking at you. It's just human nature right? Or is it? I mean, it doesn't seem like it would be an instinctual thing. But then I remember we teach our kids not to stare at people. Why is that? Whats so wrong about looking at other people. We do it anyways, it's just that we're suppose to pretend that we aren't. And I really doubt that we're fooling anybody. The person you're staring at mostly likely knows what you're doing. And they'll casually glance at you and you'll immediately avert your eyes. But eventually, your eyes go back to them. Why do we do this? Politeness? It just seems odd. Is it so bad to take an interest in others? I mean, thats why we stare at others, cause they interest us, be it by beauty, or disgust or just curiousity. Why do we try to conceal these feelings/thoughts? If strangers actually took an interest in each other, wouldn't that improve the community as a whole?
This just got me thinking. Most people will turn away if you notice them looking at you. It's just human nature right? Or is it? I mean, it doesn't seem like it would be an instinctual thing. But then I remember we teach our kids not to stare at people. Why is that? Whats so wrong about looking at other people. We do it anyways, it's just that we're suppose to pretend that we aren't. And I really doubt that we're fooling anybody. The person you're staring at mostly likely knows what you're doing. And they'll casually glance at you and you'll immediately avert your eyes. But eventually, your eyes go back to them. Why do we do this? Politeness? It just seems odd. Is it so bad to take an interest in others? I mean, thats why we stare at others, cause they interest us, be it by beauty, or disgust or just curiousity. Why do we try to conceal these feelings/thoughts? If strangers actually took an interest in each other, wouldn't that improve the community as a whole?