TodayIGottaSay hello?

This is my first post.

I have ideas often, but putting them into words is difficult at times.

For example:  At times I don't say hi to people in the halls.  I am usually very friendly towards most people and say hi to many people of all ages and groups at our school.  They always reply with a smile and "hey Isaac" and we keep going our own way.

       Sometimes I'm not feeling cheerful to talk to say hi to everyone so I walk through the halls and see who says hi first to me, and I find myself surprised.

       Most people don't say hi to me unless I say hi first.

       I ask myself why this is.  Is it because people don't actually like me, or because people just don't like talking to others.

       I don't think people just don't like me, I did win student body president recently, and I believe it's because I have friends in all the classes and all groups.  So do people really just not want to say hi to each other?

       A few kids are like me; they say hi to everyone.  But most teenagers don't.  I wonder if it is just because they are shy or because most people are usually in the unsocial, unhappy mood that I get in at times.

       Some people are just shy but I know that many of my friends aren't, so why don't they say hello?

       To figure this out, I look at why I say hi to people.  I enjoy talking to people and i feel like i should touch base with people I know.  I think deep in me I'm saying "hey, I think your cool and I want you to keep touch with you and know that you're in touch with me."

        I guess I just don't understand why people don't want to have that same communication back with me, or other people.  Maybe it's just the fact that they're focused on getting to class? Or maybe everyone is shy, or maybe they are all not happy with their lives.  their mind is too focused on themselves or other issues that they don't recognize to say hello in the halls.

The point of this post is wondering whether human nature tells us not to say hello to each other, or if human nature is to say hello.  And if it is a human nature to "say hi", then why don't most people?

Isaaclefries