Nothing Important?

I just started thinking about how to respond when someone asks you how you are doing. I know the appropriate thing to say is "fine" but people even say it when they're not. What I really don't like though is when people say "Nothing Important". What does that even mean? What might not be that important to you might be very important to someone else. Try this next time someone asks you that question, try saying the truth. Try, explaining to them how your life has really been, or don't say anything at all. "how are you" shouldn't be a in-passing comment that's used instead of just "hi". It's something you ask someone you really care for. Someone you really want to know how their life has been.