Sulky Self

Why do we ignore or avoid particular people?

In a conventional sense, we’re held together entirely by shared nostalgia and a safe, predictable script. When a connection relies exclusively on a collective dream, stepping outside of that boundary forces us to face the actual reality of each other, which can feel uncomfortable or frustrating.

So we withdraw and sulk. 🙂

To sulk means to remain silently angry, irritable or aloof because we are annoyed or upset. It’s a form of indirect communication where a person withdraws instead of speaking openly as we are protecting a self-identity of which we are proud. When we meet someone who doesn’t have the same self-identity as us, we feel nervous.

People are separated by words, not by being. Unfortunately, the being and the words become stuck together, and this creates our story, and the story about others. Because human connection relies on communication, words become the foundation of how we judge, and build narratives about one another.

When we reduce beings to rigid labels, we trap ourselves in a loop of false perceptions, and prioritise language over true presence, binding ourselves in a cage of ideas. This is the vicious cycle of existence.

Such mindless use of language stifles the evolution of a being.

Sulky self, sulky world, sulky existence.
🙂

If we want to find something new,
we need to stop the mind from going into autopilot.