Looking for a Change.

I'm not sure I like the world I live in,

or the time I live in

or the country I live in.

We live in a culture that is so obsessed with celebrities and weddings. The internet and news buzz with what dress she is going to wear and how much it costs. Too much money is spent on unnecessary things.

Give money to people and causes, not to expensive cars, dresses, or jewelry.

People in the city are too busy. Men in suits yell at women in wheelchairs because their van is "blocking their way out". People are so rude, mean, inconsiderate. I get so many dirty looks for driving the speed limit, scowls and head-shakes, for driving safely.

People are not an inconvenience.

We are so wrapped up in technology, we don't care about face to face interaction.

During Christmas, my grandparents mentioned how families used to place a candle in the window, to let anyone who needed a place to stay or a warm meal know that they are welcomed.

No one does that anymore, cords and wires are going to be our coffins.

No one writes letters anymore.

People are developing robots that are more personable, so that humans would long for their companionship. It makes me sick to think that someone would rather interact with a machine, then a living breathing human being.

People think that reading and writing 160 characters = connection; false.

We think that "liking" something will suffice for human connection; false.

We have lost our way.

I wish we would spend more time and effort into figuring out how to help the world; instead of searching for the next great singer.

Lets have contests to create a successful, beneficial, nonprofit. We could call it "The Cause" or "Searching for the Next Humanitarian". We wouldn't have a panel of celebrity judges, but instead leaders and citizens from impoverished areas, the ones who truly need it, vote and select a winner.

Let us leave notes of love and encouragement on cars, instead of passive aggressive threats.

Lets not be afraid to smile at strangers or to thank people for letting us into traffic. Let us talk to the person sitting next to us on the bus, train, or plane; and not play with our iGadgets.

Lets train young men to help and heal and not to fight and kill.

Let us not be afraid to show our hearts and to live and stand for something greater than ourselves.

Let us come home early from work, so that we can spend time with our friends and family.

Let us not take home our careers, instead separating the two, always placing family above work.

Let us read more books and watch less reality television.

Let us go outside.

Let us care less about how large our bank account is and instead, care about how many friends we have.

All is not lost, we just need to posses the longing to change.