Its a sad thing. Have you ever felt ignored?

One of the hardest things in life to go through is being ignored. Sometimes people do it to you intentionally and sometimes they don't even realize it is happening but no matter if you they meant to or not, being ignored is one of the worst feelings you can have. What is the excuse for ignoring someone? ''They aren't cool" 'They are boring' 'they don't WANT to hang out with me' 'they are too shy' 'they like being alone'. I've heard all these excuses from my BEST friend. I noticed that in her church she and 4 other girls sort of have a group and they leave everyone else out. I saw a girl sitting by herself looking like she had not one friend in the world. I asked why we couldn't ask her to hang out with us and I got most of those excuses above. NO! These are just our way of saying 'I don't want to pay them attention'. How do you know they enjoy being alone? Few people like to be lonely. Why can't they be 'cool'? How do you know they don't want to be your friend if you never ask? And if someone is shy then you should help them overcome it.

In my Girl Scouts there was this girl who was REALLY shy. I felt bad because no one talked to her so I tried to strike up conversation. Mostly she just smiled at me and I thought 'well, I don't think she wants to be my friend. She isn't trying to talk to me so what is the point of me flapping my gums?'. But the next week my mom told me that girl told her mother that I was her best friend. Her best friend? I only talked to her once and most of the conversation was carried by me. I couldn't believe it. I was her best friend? So those smiles weren't a polite way of telling me to get lost. She really wanted a friend but she was so shy that it was hard for her. We never became what I think of best friends as. We never had sleep overs or called each other. We only saw each other at Girl Scouts but I always made sure she was having fun and that she had someone to talk to.

My point is, no one likes being ignored. The next time you see someone by themselves don't pass them by. you can make a difference in their lives just by talking to them. It really makes a difference even if you never even know it! I HATE being ignored and I am sure most people do too. Please, try to be a friend to the shy ones who sit by themselves. Try to reach out and let them know there are people in the world who care!

Even on this website! There are people who are ignored. Talented artists who hardly get recognized for their great work. I stumbled accross one today. She's AMAZING and the most page views she's had this week has been 6. I think its horrible. She has real talent yet hardly anyone has told her. She might get discouraged. We can't let such great talent die away! Try to comment on other people's work. Its always appreciated! Try to let people know that you care!

These were all done by that artist I mentioned. Let her know that she is doing a good job. Let her know that there are people who care.
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