#nexttimewillbebetter

The more you know... You know, it’s that phrase that everyone has heard sung on public television growing up.  It’s a phrase that I can’t help but sing out loud.

I digress, but the gist is this: we’re always growing, always learning new things in life, and I love that about us.

But, there are a few things that I feel that we haven’t learned.  

Like how to be polite (you know, when you’re out in public).

I’ve been reading way too many of those “I can’t believe an adult did this,” and “Wait till you hear about this grown human blowing up at another one,” lists on Facebook.  We can be utter and total jerks.  We throw more temper tantrums as adults than I think we did as kids.  I mean it.

Getting upset over not getting enough sauces?!  Yelling at someone because you’ve invaded their personal space?  Threatening a teacher because your child is failing or not actually doing their school work or homework?

Really people?  Do we really have to be this petty?  Don’t we have more important things to worry about?  Like children and adults going hungry?  Veterans going without health care or, I don’t know...homes?

What about kids living on the streets? What about the elderly who are abused and die because of negligence from their caregivers (or takers, in these instances)?  What about the millions of children living in foster care (because you know, all kids are wanted)?

What about the soldiers who are struggling with PTSD? The mothers who are dealing with depression?  The neighbor you have who’s struggling with suicide, or cutting, or... who knows what?

We live in a world where our teachers aren’t paid enough to deal with thirty plus students; where sports are more important than actual education; where kids are graduating without knowing how to change a tire, file taxes, etc.?

This is our world; let’s be the change instead of complaining about what’s wrong with the world? I know I don’t usually post heavy things, but I had to get this off my chest.  The next post will probably be more light-hearted!