What's Your Secret?

It's crazy to think about. All around us there are billions of people. Doing their own things. Walking to work, buying groceries, minding their own business. Some would call it coexisting. But to some degree that involves acknowledging each other - which a lot of us don't seem to do. We're too focused on ourselves.

Just living.

Wouldn't it be nice to go out and get to know some of them? In a given day how many people do you pass that you don't know? A couple hundred? Do you ever just want to stop and strike up a conversation? Even if it was just for a split second?

I'll admit. I'm a shy guy. It's a fault I have. And while I'm aware of it, I have a hard time addressing it, which is even more frustrating. Because if any of you know me, I'm an extremely sociable person. I couldn't exist alone. I need another people around me. To share space with, to talk to, enjoy a meal with. I just simply couldn't do it alone.

So when I found this video, it made me smile. I don't know any of these people - maybe you do - but I was intrigued by each and every one of them. Sure, some of their 'secrets' weren't mind blowing or necessarily shocking, but they gave me a taste of who and what type of person they are. But what really got me about this video is that people actually answered the question. They weren't forced to and certainly didn't need to, but they still did. There is something about opening up, even if it is just one tiny detail that is therapeutic. Some are extremely sad, others funny, enlightening, adorable - but by revealing them to a stranger, it all harkens back to that we need each other. There is no reason to go through life by yourself. Engage one another. Learn. Don't forget you share this planet.

Trying to east scalloped potatoes makes me gag.

So, what's your secret?


PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death and God from Frank Warren on Vimeo.