You know it and I know it. You may be one of the people I'm not talking to. I may be one of the people someone isn't talking to that I don't know isn't talking to me. But for the most part all of us have someone we're not talking to.
That moment in time when we try and figure out if someone isn't talking to us is not an enjoyable one.
In some cases it is clear that not only is there a purposeful disconnect going on presently but for eternity as well. If the parties involved see no future cross-paths, by chance or by plan, they are saying in essence "I choose to never see you or speak to you forever and ever".
That is something that strikes me as about as intense as it gets. Maybe more.
And this is where the "box" comes into play. As in "thinking outside the box". But switching "thinking" with "living". To my eyes, some live in the box and some outside.
To "live in the box" is to live by methods and rules designed by people.
Note: we don't know these people.
To "live outside the box" is to break party lines and not abide by walls or guidelines at any given moment.
If you live outside the box you might say to yourself "I don't talk to that person but I think I'll call them". If you live inside the box it's "I don't talk to that person so i won't (or can't) call them".
There's certainly a lot more leg room living outside the box. Not a lot of wiggle room inside. But for some, the box provides lifelong sanity, even if it makes them miserable.
There are those people we don't talk to anymore that we simply realized it's for the better. Lives moved on, personalities changed, and there's just so much time in the day. That's neither in or outside the box. That's not a "I'm not talking to them" thing. Though sometimes we wonder.
If I was an insider of the box I'd end this with a clever summary like:
Inside or outside, we are all in this together.
But as an outsider I'll end with:
I'm hungry.
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