One day I was at the mall with my mom and we sat sown to eat at the food court. We weren’t really talking and so my eyes started to wonder and I began to people watch. I usually people watch when many people are around because it amazes me the things people will say, wear, and act. This time in particular I noticed a girl my age eating at a table with her mom. I suddenly began to think about if she had siblings, what grade she was in, who here parents were. I came to the realization that she had a whole life like me. She had her own set of parents, grandparents, and friends. As I thought about her life specifically, I looked around and realized everyone passing me also had a complex life just like me and her. It was a very weird feeling to know how many different people there are in the world and how everyone has their own little world of friends and families. After looking at this emotion chart, the feeling I was feeling was sonder. Knowing that this feeling has a name is comforting because I have felt this more than just that one time at the mall with my mom.
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