The Page Turner

I’d spent days whispering words of encouragement to the seeds planted at home, to see if it would do any good to their growth. A few days later, the shoots had grown significantly. Soon after this, I began to wonder whether it would be applicable for humans too. If someone is well-kept, well cared for and given luxuries, but is separated from the rest of the world, would they feel as good? Would their life be the same without any social contact? Would they starve, not out of hunger, but companionship? Upon reading more about this, I found out that a study by Social Connection Guidelines shows that an estimated 60% of waking hours is spent connecting with other people. If that 60% was to be removed from our lives, would we thrive as usual? I believe not. Spending our time without making any effort to commune or be nicer isn’t really living at all. It’s always worth hearing a few friendly words every day, because it makes you feel respected, wanted, even, by the people around you.

Very much like plants, being spoken words of comfort, or simply having someone with you, by your side, does a great deal of good to your mind. When we socialise with others and make them feel comfortable, we get the spice of life, the 3D version of the world outside our own little inside bubble. Being around people helps you grow; it’s a contributing factor to what helps us get stronger every day. It makes us feel good knowing that someone is by our side, viewing what we’re viewing, going through what we are. Doing things in solitude, with absolutely no presence of another person can make you wilt, just like plants’ leaves do when they’re not given enough water, or sunlight. However, I have also observed over time that this can happen with maybe even too much of these things. Sometimes company is not always wanted, and that’s ok too; it’s important to know exactly when and where things are valued. Overwatering a plant is dangerous for its growth system. My view is not to be with someone all the time and make them feel confined, it’s to be motivational, speak words of comfort to the people who need it. The whole point is to give a people kind and bracing words to help them grow in the best way possible.

So what do you think? If keeping a plant company helps as much as nourishing it with nutrients, could it possibly be the same for us humans? As we all know by now, it is certainly helpful to have a friend around you at times. I’m really interested to know what you think about human companionship, so please show me what you think on the subject. I hope you enjoyed my post and will read more of my posts. Thank you, and goodbye!