Over
eight years ago, I wrote a post about carbon.
I surmised in that post that if we’re all made up of carbon, then every
time we breathe out, we’re actually breathing pieces of ourselves into the
world. And every time we breathe in, we’re
breathing in pieces of others into ourselves.
Which means we’re all connected, apart of each other.
People
are unintentionally affecting me without me even knowing it. They are giving me pieces of themselves, and
I am keeping them with me. I am taking
them in and making them apart of who I am.
They are subtly changing me from the inside out. Obviously, the more time I spend with a
person, the more pieces they are giving me.
Thus, they are making a bigger impact than say someone on the other side
of the world. So, just by breathing the
same air, people are literally leaving a carbon footprint on my heart. Some footprints are darker, deeper; others
are vague, barely there.
Everyone
makes an impact on you. They can’t help
it. It’s chemical. It’s carbon.
