A Better Understanding

Take a minute to imagine yourself in your favorite place, maybe there are trees, maybe a river, or a lake. Think of this region in detail; envision the people that might be there, the laughter you may here. Visualize the colors, the bright greens, and the vibrant yellows. Now take the people out of your vision, forget the laughter and replace the magnificent colors with grey. Take the trees away, the shining blue sky is now foggy and polluted. This is similar to the way depressed individuals see the world when in a particularly hard time; roughly three hundred and fifty people have depression. Depression is a mental illness that people can be born with or acquire anytime throughout their life. This sickness is due to chemical imbalances in the brain.

This is an example of a way people think from time to time, I understand it because I listened when people told me about it. I want to understand people, I want to know why they do the things they do; though depression isn't a question as to "why", acquiring knowledge about this subject has (not to toot my own horn) helped me become a better, well-rounded individual.