Have you ever given someone a random “hello“?

Three days ago, I received from a church mate and new friend, Mitchie, a message on messenger saying “hello”. I answered with another hello and asked her what I can do and how she is. She just replied, “nothing, I just wanted to say hello”.

Coincidentally, a few minutes later, I received a notification from messenger if I would accept a message from someone who isn’t part of my Facebook friends list. I don’t know her personally but it seems we belong to the same Freelancer group.

In her message, she said “hello” and asked me how I have been. As I accepted the message and asked her what I can do for her (assuming she wanted to connect to me for work), she simply replied she just wanted to say hello and just ask me how I have been.

A random hello…

How many of us have ever tried connecting to someone by simply saying a random hello?

For the past years, we have experienced how technology has led strangers from different parts of the globe into friends with the help of a chat app or by simply commenting on a social media post. The world has gotten smaller these days it seems. However, even with such an advantage, and as we progress with our daily online activities, we tend to be more disconnected with the world.

What happened?

Most of us blame it on social media for all the distraction that seems to disconnect us. Other even blame it on Netflix for not being productive. We got sucked up on all the “entertaining” things we find online so it seems, but in truth (and as I recently realized), it wasn’t all the social media nor Netflix nor any entertaining thing online that made us disconnected with the world. It was our lack of intention to connect.

With the availability of chat applications, we should have been more “connected”. Unfortunately, (and I do encourage you to reflect on it as I have), we have also become more complacent in even asking someone how they have been. We blame it on being too busy to say “hi” or “hello” to someone…

My friend Mitchie gave a great example of how we should continue to connect to someone. We didn’t chat away at all when she did it. It was a simple warm hello from a friend which made me smile that day and made me somehow stronger to face whatever challenge lies ahead.

Take time to say a random “hello” to someone today. Think of at least three persons you can just send this message to:

“Hello :)”

…and if they reply and asked you why you sent a message, you may send them this:

“I just wanted to say hello and wish you a blessed day…”

Pass this forward. You may never know, your random “hello” may save a life.