human contact

i dont know if this is something that anyone else has noticed has become really (popular? idk the correct word) in the past few years is this sort of isolationist thought processed. this sort of thinking that you dont need anyone else and can operate self-sufficiently.

firstly, i love being independent and self-sufficiency is very important to me, so im not trying to cast dispersions on people for how they want to live their lives. but its just something interesting ive noticed.

recently, ive noticed a lot of people really stick to their inner circles, their family (sometimes not even) and friend/partners. ive met a lot of people who really dont interact meaningfully with people beside their immediate social circle and i dont know if this is healthy.

again i dont wanna sound like a pretentious prick, but i feel amazing for some reason whenever i stop to talk to a stranger.

my landlord is a 70-something year old greek immigrant, and he is one of the most interesting people ive ever met in my life. he plays poker every friday and saturday with other greek expats, and owns a cafe in richmond. he moved here in 1952 after the war, and grows his own tomatos in his veggie patch. he even gave me a punnet.

obviously this is like "who gives af, kaplock?" but idk its just interesting to think that if i had been more reserved and isolated in my life i may have never even spoken to this guy beyond bumping into him in the corridor, or paying rent.

everyones living their own interesting lives and sometimes its refreshing to be able to talk to someone, my mind goes to bad places, and i sometimes feel as if everything in the world is awful, but these tiny human interactions (aside from normal interactions with family/friends/my partner) kind of ground me in a way.

sorry for sounding pretentious or simple!