Contradiction

A load of criticism have been bestowed on me, naturally I should take it and learn from those experiences, but at the moment, having so many in the one go, nearly everyday, just goes to show I ain't perfect. Nor do I strive to be. I know I should make effort but its not like this effort is really being appreciated. There are times when I feel like, why should I bother? Whenever someone goes out of their way for me, I make sure that they feel good and that I appreciate what they have done for me. But shouldn't appreciation go two was? What happened to the times when appreciation was a massive part of everyone's lives? Surely people would see that once someone goes out of their way for you, it means they care for you. But seriously... Where is the love these days? We keep asking ourselves that but no one has even bothered trying to answer the damn question. Why ask when you know people can't be bothered answering you? What is the point of having a voice when no one really wants to listen to you? What is the point of having ideas when people laugh at them?