be empathetic

I am so sick of the “don’t know don’t care” society that we live in. People don’t have passion for anything. I know that sometimes I fall into the muck of apathy. I don’t want to be like this. I forget somedays that other people have feelings and emotions. I forget that words can slice a person more deeply than a stick. The sing song rhyme we used to sing as kids was a lie. “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me” is a terrible lie. I don’t want to live in this lie any more. I know that I say things that hurt a lot of people. The words are careless and unimportant. I am sorry for these words of careless apathy. I need to be more aware of what is going on around me. I need to care about someones feelings. I want them to do the same for me but I have to be the one to start.