I started with the subject of charity for this class not knowing exactly where I might go. When I first had the idea, I glanced at some literature from Place of Hope’s organization and thought it to be a venture well spent. For the people by me. I have always wanted to leave a positive imprint on the world that I could be proud to call my own. Even though I am not too old, I believe I have been doing it my whole life, even though sometimes it does not seem like it. When I started to do more research on impoverished areas I started to think about this country and everything it stands for. Clean water, fresh food, education, the lives we lead are alien to our brothers and sisters across the oceans, and in our communities. “We are all the same.” I have an idea that is quite unrealistic, but an idea nonetheless. Every person in the world gets to be a part of it. We choose our own paths and lead such different lives, so maybe we are not all the same. People around here seem ignorant to it all when you pass them by. Everybody moving strategically around each other in the malls, streets, and sports arenas, just trying to enjoy the fortunate life they were given. There is a mutual respect and peace about strange people standing closely to one another. Maybe if everyone who was born in a world fortunate to be comfortable and safe took the time to look at the other side things would get better faster. A lot of people want things to stay how they are. If they truly realized the magnitude of the suffering I think they would reconsider, but not everybody wants to be good. I think in this life that if you are given certain gifts then you should find a way to make other people happy with those gifts, and then you will be happy. There are levels to living on this planet. Most of the world is not concerned about being happy today, but surviving the night. Governments could step in to try to solve the problems within power. Huge banks and corporations could potentially make creative investments in the people of these countries, but the reality is that the world is a dark place for almost half our population, and it may be like that for centuries to come, or more.
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