crash into me

.:It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something:.

--crash

i think maybe he's right. things are so impersonal in the world today. for some thats a huge generalization, and for me it is somewhat--i mean i can still pull into our street and have people wave at me, but most people dont have that. people dont talk to each other anymore....i mean really talk.  people dont like to help other people--they see wrong-doing and stand in the shadows watching and dont so anything because they dont want to get involved. its human nature to face fear--but isnt it sad that fear is an everyday battle for some people? i see someone on the side of the road who needs a ride and i always want to help...but it isnt safe, especially for a young teenage girl, to pick up a man on the side of the street. you shouldnt have to wonder if you're risking your life when you help someone.

judgement haunts all of us. most of us cant look at a homeless person and see them just as a person who needs help...we see them as dirty, smelly, drunks who are too lazy to get a job and help themselves. why not give a homeless guy a buck or two or hell--even 10 or 20 if you have it? sure, he could go buy beer or drugs or whatever else you may assume he'll use it for...but what if he just wants to walk into a store and buy some food with a little dignity. maybe he wants to get a toothbrush or a bar of soap.  sure, offering to buy a homeless person food is charitable...but you need things toher than food to survive. how is a a guy who's lived on the streets for a year with no home, no clothes besides what he's got on and no way to clean himself up ever expected to be hired? he wont be, and you know that its true. would you hire anyone looking like that? the honest answer is "no" but if you want to lie to yourself so you dont feel like a jerk you can say "yes"  it just annoys the hell out of me that people wont just help other people, no strings attatched. why do you need to be reassured they wont go buy alcohol....it's their choice. you have money and they dont, you have more than you need and they dont. give them the 3 bucks stuffed in your wallet and move on with your life. they'll be grateful no matter what they spend it on.

i would really reccommend crash to everyone.  but i guess its only fair to warn you that there are definitely some vulgar scenes.....the f*bomb is a favorite word. they only use it about once every other word. i dont like it but the message of the movie, the whole point they try to get across, this idea that people need to learn to need other people....its awesome. its worth it.

.:it's too hard living, but i'm afraid to die. cuz i dont know whats up there beyond the sky. it's been a long time...long time commin but i know a change is gunna come:.

--gavin [degraw]