What It Means To Be Gaby: Change Your Attitude and Change The World 1

 

People describe the world in different ways. Some say it is corrupt and others say is amazing. Like everyone else I have had my good days and my bad days, but to me the world seems to have not changed very much. People sometimes say there are not that many good people in this world anymore, and I find that to be false.

Although it may seem the world is going to hell at times, all humanity is not lost. There are still good people in this world, however, the media tends to focus on the corruption and greed. Sure it is important to know the bad that goes on in the world, but what does it do for the people if they feel that they are helpless and cannot contribute. That is why I made my blog. To inform people of the bad things in this world but to also show them the good that is being done to make change.

My first two years in high school I lost faith in people. All of my closest friends had turned their backs on me and changed into someone else. I remained the same. I still made it a point to stand out from the crowd, but something within me changed. I was never happy and closed off to those people who reminded me of my friends or acted like the people they had left me for. I became very close-minded and only allowed myself to hang out with certain people.

It was not until I ran into an old friend of mine and realized that deep down they were still the kind-hearted person they used to be that I became open to accepting other people from a wide-variety of backgrounds.

Once I was not only able to see the real issues in the world, but I was also able to see the good in people around me. The world no longer seemed like a helpless place and my faith in humanity had been restored. It inspired me to become a better person.

People try to blame society for the world’s problems, but we are society, every single one of us. The problems of the world should not only fall on the shoulders of our leaders, but all of us. If our leaders are not making the changes we want to see then we must rise together and find a way that we can help to solve the world’s problems.

When I say problems that does not mean your own personal issues such as; opposing gay marriage, oppressing people’s religious freedoms, or the whole marijuana dispute. No, I am talking about serious issues. Things like world hunger, homelessness, the unfair education system, the treatment of our veterans, the rights the disabled have to receive certain service, and healthcare.

People oftentimes get blindsided by things that unimportant and in no way affect their lives, but still upsets them regardless. But when it comes to picking and choosing our battles we must not be selfish and attack something that in no affects our lives, we should focus on the big picture and tackle issues that affect us all.   

Change the attitude you have about the people around you. See them as humans and not as targets for judgment and prejudice. Tolerate and accept who they are. You do not have to like them but you have no right to treat them any differently from any other people. Once you do this you may look at the world ahead and see the issues at hand a lot more clearly. At that point you can begin the journey towards change.