MAKE the WORLD a BETTER PLACE.

I read a story this morning titled "One Woman's Fight to Rejoin the Middle Class" and upon reading the comments, I began defending her story as if it were my own.

Everyday I am thankful that I get to sleep in a bed every night, have running water with the turn of a faucet, have light with the flick of switch, lay on a couch with the people I love and be safe in a place that I can call my home. I see so many people that take these things for granted and fail to appreciate or be humbled by how good they actually have it. I watch people be cruel and heartless for no apparent reason. It's as if they have made it their life goal to spread negativity. It feels as if there is more ignorance in the world today than there has ever been. This deeply saddens me.

I understand that with the world that we live in; it is very easy to become discouraged. What I don't understand is how it became acceptable to be so cruel and heartless to people who are just like you and I.

"If we all understood that everyone has their own battles to fight, insecurities to face, loves to contend and goals to attain, the world would be a gentler place".

I don't believe truer words have ever been spoken. When I face the world I do it with a sense of clarity. I always love first and I try my best to never judge others because I know each person has their own struggles they must face.

"There is a tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things that you have that money can't buy. Today is a gift and that is why it is called the present."

Let's try to make the world a gentler place. Less hate, more love!