Life in Terms of Desserts

In spite of any sort of positivity that I generally try to emit daily, I believe that the world is not an array of only wonderful things with dancing woodland creatures and a sun shining brightly down on everything. No. This is not the way the world works, and there are certainly several ideas that can be put into action that will make this world a better place in which to live.

One thing that this world is desperately in need of is a little bit more positivity in general. In so many areas of our lives, we are reminded how worthless we are, how so-and-so is better at this and that, and our minds automatically form the assumption that even if we gave it our all, there would still be a severe lack of talent. And thus, my first point is made in the hopes that everyone on this earth will understand, acknowledge, and believe in their own capabilities. Sure, we may not be great at a lot of things. Heck, we may suck at ninety percent of what we do, but there’s always that ten percent left of talent, of pure you-ness. That little ten percent of what we are good at is different for every person, and realizing that we are each full of potential is, I believe, the number one way to bettering the world and oneself.
Another idea I have is to eliminate all poverty. Obviously, that's a pretty big goal for someone who lives in one of the tiniest towns in the area (or so it seems, anyway). However, I feel that getting rid of all need in the world will help everyone feel as if they belong within this world. For example, imagine that you know a family that isn't doing extremely well financially right now. It sometimes feels like they are almost shunned from the world because of this.They cannot go out to the movies very often, or go to sit-in restaurants every month or two. Their entertainment wants are limited completely due to their lack of money. Now picture a family that is extremely well-off. They can do as they please without really thinking about their next meal or the quality of their clothes. They are not as cut out from society, and can afford any sort of entertainment they desire. It sometimes seems, as well, that those with money are also those with power. Putting these two families on equal ground would ensure that everyone has an equal chance at obtaining the future they want. No one has to worry about the quality of their education because they would be able to afford the same education. With everyone on an equal financial playing field, peoples' dislike of others would be based on their character and not on the fullness of their wallets (Note: I am not promoting that everyone should be paid the same amount regardless of what their job is or how often they arrive to do their duties at work. That idea works well in theory, but after seeing it in practice in other countries, I'm not exactly impressed {no offense to countries with this sort of economic policy}).

Here’s another idea: get rid of all tension between people, mainly tensions that exist based on ethnicity, family background, sexuality, race, or gender. So basically, eliminate any sort of racism. A lot of today’s problems are based on peoples’ inability to work with each other; they focus too much on their physical and cultural differences and see them as obstacles. What our society really needs to learn how to do is celebrate these differences and understand that they aren’t obstacles at all. Our differences keep us from being completely the same (obviously), and that’s what keeps life interesting. Think of it in terms of desserts. Imagine if, for your entire life, all that you’ve ever eaten for dessert is a piece of white cake with almond frosting. You wouldn’t look over at your neighbor and scoff at his frozen strawberry yogurt with half a teaspoon of whipped cream on top just because his dessert was different from yours. In that same idea, then, I do not understand fully why people openly hate other people based on matters so trivial and stupid. So what if you celebrate Christmas and your neighbor celebrates Kwanza? Who cares if you came from Russia or Morocco? In kindergarten terms, that’s like hating your friend because he has chocolate chip cookies and you have chocolate pie.