S.O.S. to the world

Just a castaway
An island lost at sea
Another lonely day
No one here but me
More loneliness
Than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair

Ill send an S.O.S. to the world…
I hope that someone gets my…
Message in a bottle

A year has passed since I wrote my note
But I should have known this right from the start
Only hope can keep me together
Love can mend your life
But love can break your heart

Ooh... message in a bottle
Message in a bottle

Walked out this morning
Don’t believe what I saw
A hundred billion bottles
Washed up on the shore
Seems I’m not alone in being alone
A hundred billion castaways
Looking for a home

Ill send an S.O.S. to the world
Ill send an S.O.S. to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle…

I’ve become a bit of a Sting fan in the past year. I was listening to the words of this particular song several weeks ago (it was in my alarm clock CD player and it was the first song, so it kinda entered my subconscious) and it struck me how relevant the song is today. Though written for a prior generation, it may actually be even more accurate now. I mean, how many people would really put a message in a bottle and send it out to sea? A few, maybe… more after the movie came out, probably, but really, what are the odds that such a desperate attempt will be answered? Now, however, millions of people send their message out there on the world-wide-web, in bottles known as “blogs.” Many bloggers (like me) just like to write, and a blog seems like the perfect spot to dump these endless ramblings. There are many blogs out there, though, that are filled with hopeless cries for help. There are so many people “not alone in being alone” out there. Some are teens, just struggling with everyday life, many are singles in search of love, and still others desperately want to find someone else experiencing the same devastating circumstances they are living through, whether it be cancer, the loss of a child, or displacement after a natural disaster. In such cases, people put their hearts on their sleeves, as it were, and “send [their] S.O.S. to the world.” The plus side of blogs is that they are sometimes answered (as least there is a comment section for the possibility of an answer). There will always be some that just wash up on shore, going unnoticed, but the odds are definitely better, and the likelihood of the bottle breaking or water damaging the message is significantly less. =)

So, what does this have to do with anything? Well… nothing, really. Like I said earlier, I like to ramble. You may comment if you wish, otherwise this post can float, untouched, on the endless cyber sea. The subject line is a little misleading... this writer could care less whether or not a single soul reads it.