What do you mean by Attention?
Attention is something which refers to how we actively process specific information in our environment. Well, let's not get into technical stuff because it never intrigues us anyway. So, basically in our real world and our surroundings, we are in constant search of things which makes us look good in front of other people and feel that moment of pride when people look at you. That urge to look for things which makes us good in front of others is what's called attention.
How do people gain attention?
There are many people out there wanting to gain attention. It may be an employee trying to gain attention of his boss, a teenager trying to get an affectionate attention from the opposite sex, a dog/cat trying to get your attention and many other instances when people along with the animals try gaining attention. Social networking has become an ideal platform for people to share their content to get the attention of hundreds and thousands of people. A trend called as 'social media influencing' began which gained popularity in no time. People start subscribing to those kinda things and look at it as a way of living their lives too. People also gain attention by doing unusual things just to be featured on television or any kind of media just to be a talk of the town. There are plenty of ways out there to get attention of as many people we want but it all comes with a cost.
The right value of attention.
Attention is not something which everyone gets. The value of attention varies from person to person and also the point of view of different people. The meaning of attention these days has come down to the number of likes and views someone gets on social media platforms. A provocative picture gets more likes and attention than that of a meaningful picture which teaches you something every time you look at it but that doesn't mean that it is the right way to gain attention. A person gets the attention they deserve when they leave this world and people mourn for some days for the loss and later their lives are back to normal as it was before. That desolation or sorrow doesn't signify the right value of deserving attention that person should've got when he was among the living. The right value of attention is when you rightfully respect the work someone is putting into something and appreciating the self-made success which is productive for human welfare.
Why the need of attention is necessary?
Even though the gaining of attention has its own benefits and pitfalls, it always was and will be something a human cannot simply resist. It has to be remembered that You will never understand the value of attention unless you are sidelined. There are thousands of people out there in this world having skills which can bring many positive changes to this world but are getting deprived of the opportunities just because they either cannot afford their dreams or just kill their own dreams with their own hands afraid of what the undiscovered world can do to them. The attention is something we should learn to use as an emotional superpower to change the people around us and how we can make the world a better place. Finally, just ask yourself one question, "Why should I need attention and how much work am I putting to gain it?"
