2.23.2012

Issues

The world has issues.

It's true. There are so many problems that people don't know which one to focus on.  At least I don't.

But I've decided. Not on one specific issue, but i've decided to try and inform people about those issues nobody else sees as important. Maybe they aren't important for others. But they are for me.

Issues like loneliness in schools, like people not seeing the little things that can make us happy, like how every single issue in this world is important.

Many people want everyone else to care about the same things they care about. Sometimes, a lot of people do care, and they form a charity, or something like that.

The thing is, there will always be people who don't care about the same issues you do. But it's not necessarily because they disagree with your ideas. It's because they have another issue they care about more.

I remember one time when me and a friend of mine were having a sale to stop puppy mills, someone came up to us and told us we should be raising money to help people in Haiti (because this was right after the earthquake). That person cared most about the earthquake in Haiti and would rather donate money to that cause than to stopping puppy mills.

People may be upset about this, that not everyone cares about the issues they do. I know I have. But now I realize this: it's really not necessary to have the whole world care about the cause that you do. As long as you inform people about your cause, and they listen, you're getting something done. They don't have to care, but if they know you care, they might help you.

Everyone can't care about one issue, but everyone can be informed about it.

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