American filmmaker Davis Guggenheim is renowned for his stirring documentaries that highlight significant social issues. He frequently shares his perceptive observations about how people respond differently to pain and adversity.
Think of life as a huge ocean, with waves standing in for different experiences, both positive and negative. Some waves are just soft ripples from a mild sea day—maybe someone had a bad meal or experienced a small annoyance. Although they may seem important at the time, these moments are frequently swiftly forgotten.
On the other hand, there are enormous waves that surpass everything else and carry with them tremendous force and force. These stand for severe tragedies or adversities that have a significant impact on people's lives. It's interesting to note that people who encounter such enormous obstacles tend to be more private about their experiences. Because the experience itself is so overwhelming, they may find it difficult to articulate what they have gone through.
Davis's observation draws attention to a widespread human tendency: people talk more about everyday annoyances and minor annoyances than about serious suffering. It seems as though someone who has experienced a really bad day—for example, losing their job or becoming seriously ill—might be reluctant to discuss their difficulties honestly because they are aware of how deeply they have been affected.
People with less severe experiences, like eating cold soup, may, on the other hand, be more outspoken and tenacious about how challenging their circumstances are. This phenomenon can occasionally result in miscommunications or a lack of empathy between people who have gone through wildly disparate amounts of adversity.
Guggenheim's observation challenges us to pay closer attention and realize that silence does not always indicate that someone is not impacted by something important. When talking about life's difficulties, it also makes us examine our own inclinations and encourages us to give others' experiences more weight than our own small annoyances.