No form of legislation will ever change the world. The only way to make the world a better place is to change things from a social and moral standpoint. For example, even when African Americans were allowed the right to vote there was still a lot of hatred directed towards them, to make them continue feeling inferior. So when somebody asks for gay rights or abortion rights through legislation, they will never really be treated equally until a change occurs from a social standpoint. Not until society sees gays/lesbians/transvestites as equal, and not until society sees abortion as morally acceptable, will one truly feel at ease. So, how do we bring world peace?
I once heard that the best way to change the world is through "one little act of kindness at a time." I whole-heartedly believe in that statement. I think that doing good is contagious, and when somebody helps us we have the natural feeling to help somebody else as a form of repaying out debt. So why not start a train, today? Why do we confine ourselves to such a small comfort zone? Nearly everyone I know genuinely likes helping others, we just get caught up in our own material lives. So here is what I would advise to anybody interested in making a difference: leave your house. Leave your family, leave your friends, leave everything you know, and take a risk. Now obviously this won't be a permanent move, but why not travel down to an area of the globe marked by destruction for a couple of weeks? Those couple of weeks of your service could make such a drastic change in the lifes of others. Then in return, those others will go out and help additional people. It truly could be the start of something great.
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