Many times in my life I have been told that things people say matter. I’m not convinced. It isn’t that I don’t think what anyone says matters, I just don’t think that what other people think matters. Don’t get me wrong, I still listen to people and treat them with respect. I’ll still listen to my mother and most importantly my significant other, but these are not other people. These are important people to me, and I have kept them in my inner circle because I truly appreciate what they have to say. I want to hear everything I can from everyone in my inner circle. I wouldn’t keep them there if I didn’t think what they had to say was worthy. I’m just not convinced that I should give crap about what the news says, or my boss, or some random person at the store. There are so many people out there that honestly think what they have to say is important… why? Why should they listen to me for that matter – I’m not part of their inner circle.
Be it the president or the homeless guy drinking mouth wash to get a buzz, why does what they say matter? They all sound the same to me. They say what they think and I’m sure to some people that is very important but that doesn’t it make it worth my time. There are too many voices out there and more than enough of them are totally worthless. It could be a millionaire that came from nothing…not me. A political figure that was elected by the people to represent me… also not me. The homeless guy that smells of vinegar… absolutely not me. I choose who I listen to, I chose who matters to me and I listen to them. I chose who I listen to based on what I think, not what they say.
I’m tired of being told that such-and-such is worth hearing. If I wanted to hear them I would have. I am tired of being told someone is important and therefore I should care. Why? What makes them important? Is that even important to me? I am sick of hearing someone is being silenced and therefore I should give them attention. Why? Maybe they are being silenced because what they have to say is useless. Maybe nobody cares. I am confused when I am told “this is an important subject” so I should pay attention. I decide what is important to me and even if I agree that “this is an important subject” it merely diminishes its importance when someone needs to remind me how important it is. Why do people think that opening their mouth and making noise should matter to anyone? I think that people who deserve attention get it because what they have to say resonates with people and not because they or anyone else says “this is important”. I will decide what is important to me and who to listen to. The more people that do that the less noise will be out there telling us what we are supposed to think.