How cold have we become that some call a genuine smile and human touch oddly warm?  How guarded have we become that speaking openly about your struggles sounds brave? We talk about social construct as a foreign occurrence, when in reality, it happens right before our eyes…every day. A conditioned mind programmed to act accordingly and accept only what’s in trend — that’s what we became.  We applaud vulnerability like it’s a performance, yet tremble at the thought of  being truly seen.  We crave connection like oxygen, but ration it like we’re facing famine, afraid someone might take more than they deserve. Or worse, discover our lack of it.  When…