a need to be needed.

i've always questioned why people have a desire to be needed. i'm not talking about people who give of their time to help others out. i'm talking about people that need to be in the limelight, those people that always have something to say whether it's logical or not. i think thats one of the personality traits of a person thats on the bottom of my 'favorite traits of a person' list. crazy thing is, some of these people are not bad people.

i'm sure we've all come across one, worked with one or is currently friends with one right now. if we're going to label them, they would receive the 'me' label. this is a label that i would never want and sometimes strive to avoid. but its funny how we put up with these people, especially if they're our friend.

if we attempt to live a life without the 'me' label and carry around instead a 'you' title or an 'us/we' title, life would be fricken great! if we sacrifice that time in the spotlight for others to see us, maybe more would be done in the world. it is common sense that more gets accomplished by a group than a single person. no matter how much experience you carry with you or how much knowledge you hold, if its combined with the talents and wisdom of others, more will get done.

now i doubt that those 'me' people will be gone when i wake up in the morning. and this blog wasn't written earlier, so we must be tolerating these people some how. and who knows, for some people it maybe a psychological thing, but im no psychologist and i'm not trying to cure people here. but we are human and what we can do is understand. understand why they need to be heard. understand why they need to be known by everyone in the world. even though we may not agree with why they're the way they are, if we understand them, maybe it'll make it easier for us to live with them in our lives.

or maybe, a quick dose of humility will do the trick. when people realize that they are not the best, do not know everything and have opportunity for growth, it will show them that the spotlight they stand under is nothing but a night light.