The World From My Seat

As of right now, the world population is almost 7 billion people, which is double the amount from what it was in the 1960’s. Imagine what everyone else in the world is doing right now. It’s probably not something you do often. Some are dying, while some are just coming into the world. Others are sleeping, working, driving, eating, stealing, doing drugs, having sex, and other endless possibilities. In a world that no longer sleeps, there is no telling what happens when you sleep at night or while you sit in your office during the day.

In a single day, millions are diagnosed with tragic illnesses and disorders. In that same day, millions more are getting promoted, discovering love, or letting simple things cause smiles and laughter. We don’t think about these things because we’re too absorbed in our own lives. We are too occupied with what makes our own lives bigger and better. With almost 7 billion people, why aren’t we trying to help each other more? Not in the form of money or selfless promotion (because those are also considered selfish), but rather in the form of an old fashion human moral where one soul helps for the goodness of another’s being.

I don’t speak my beliefs for popularity. I speak for myself and anyone who feels they don’t have a voice. I’ve never wanted special rights. I simply want equal rights because at the end of the day, I pay the same taxes. I don’t think my religion is better than yours. I believe my religion is what is right for me. I don’t think I’m better than you. I believe I differ from you in many ways. I have people I look up to, but not because I want to be like them. I look up to these people because they offer wisdom and know how to direct those in need.

When you think of how hard your life seems, there is always someone that has it harder. That isn’t said to belittle your problems or stress. It’s said so that you recognize that you’re not the only one suffering, and in some way, you have to find a way to survive. You might be struggling to discover where you belong in society and silently or subconsciously resent those that have already found their place. What you might not have thought of are those that only seem to have found their place in society but are truthfully just as lost.

I believe it’s always best to step back and look at the bigger picture. This world isn’t about you. It’s about everyone. We all impact this world somehow, despite the rapidly growing population. Big or small, people impact others daily, and most of the time, they will never realize it. We are meant to work and live together. We are meant to help each other, regardless of our creed, race, orientation, sex, and background. Every single one of us have at least one thing in common with the rest of the world, therefore, you are never alone. At one point in time, you do feel lonely because you don’t know someone that is going through what you go through. Just remember that somewhere else, someone hurts like you hurt. They cry like you cry. And sometimes you do it at the same time and you will never know that.

This is why it’s important to live as a functional person of society. The more you interact with the world, the less lonely and helpless you feel. We are all guilty of diagnosing friends with a simple disorder. Just a name for a problem so you don’t feel like their problems are too hard and they’re just being difficult. When you feel you found the cause of a problem, you hear nothing further, because a solution seems to be staring you in the face. While you may be right, your struggling friend might just want you to listen without your diagnosis or sympathy.

On the same note, you might be the friend that thinks they're the only one with problems. That they have every disorder and problem in the world. Rude wake-up call: you’re not. Remember that someone always has it worse than you. And if they’re still here, they’re obviously finding some way to survive. You should be doing the same, and you actually should be in better condition than them. Thinking that you always have a problem makes you a negative person, and that prevents you from being happy. Something bad always happens, right? Of course they do. That’s life, like it or not. But something good always happens too.

You may have people that protest your beliefs and causes. You will always have these people in your life. They may not have the same faces and names, but they will be the same type of people. You need each other. Why? Without haters, you would never have a reason to defend your beliefs. Without those that defend their beliefs, haters would never be educated with an opinion that’s not their own.

We need to constantly educate each other about each other. That’s how we’ll continue as a society. That’s how we’ll move on and pass on something better for future generations. We’re not just living for today, or just the rest of our own lives. We’re living so that we provide a positive future. We’re living because we hope to leave behind an untouchable legacy. And no matter how anti social or negative a person may feel, we’re all living for each other.