Are You Scared of Being Replaced? I Am Too But…
I know there’s so much about AI replacing people and taking their jobs, but…
I’m sorry this isn’t about that
It’s not about AI, or ChatGPT or Robots taking over the world, in fact it’s about something people say we have lost in the madness of technology
It is about “real human connections” and how the people we love can just “move on”, replacing us, and forgetting we were ever there.
This is about family, friends, and lovers
This is about disconnection!
This is about losing the contacts of people who used to be all for you and to you, people who you once shared your soul with!
But before we continue, let me take a break, and get some comforting food because this one is a bit sad to write
*7 Minutes Later*
Okay…back to it!
Are you scared of being replaced? Like losing all those connections that currently give your life meaning
Yes, I know people come and go, no one stays forever not even me or you and there’s the saying
20 Children can’t play together for 20 years
But man!
I think we hardly give ourselves the chance to think about the people who have come and gone but are still here.
Still here! But not just in our lives anymore
Sometimes leaving family behind
Friends turning to people you used to know
And lovers turning to strangers
How fast time flies, and such a short time we have to be in the lives of people we currently care about before they “move on” replacing us with new people, routines, and activities.
Like…
How did you just move on? I thought we were special, but I thought wrong
Seems we just had a special phase and all phases come to an end…sadly
Are you scared of being replaced?
I am if you’re not
Do you feel hurt when you think no matter how much you give, or how much time you spend in the lives of people someday everyone just moves on to be replaced by someone else?
I am if you’re not
BUT!
It doesn’t just make me scared or hurt… It also makes me overjoyed
Overjoyed?
I’m guessing your reaction right now is “Huh!?”
Okay wait a minute I’ll explain
For me, I feel sad but also overjoyed because knowing I can be replaced takes a lot of pressure off me.
It allows me to breathe knowing there’ll be someone after me who can make a better and more meaningful contribution to their life.
I’m happy because I see my role in people’s life as a step on the ladder to them becoming all they can be
And yes…
Another step will come after me, and the people I would give everything for right now will probably forget me or just remember me once in a while, but I can focus on doing my job as the best “step” to push them forward towards self-actualization.
I just hope that others who come after me give their best too, you know…
Some people will replace me, and I will replace others.
Some people will “outgrow” me and I will outgrow others.
Life is a cycle of coming and going
The mother nurtures the child, and the child leaves to fulfil its destiny
The sun leaves for the moon to shine, but both do their work, so I’ll do mine (why does this sound poetic? I didn’t mean it like that, haha)
Whether the phase is night-time or daytime, I’ll shine as much as possible to Illuminate the lives of everyone who is present in my life, and once the phase is past, I hope the next guiding light they find shines just as bright.
So are you scared of being replaced?
I am too, but I’m also happy to be a step towards your total self-realization while I’m here.
Peace and love!
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