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What’s the point?
Do you pay attention to what’s happening in our world?
Climate change is scary. The economic environment is horrible. Politics are just screwed up, and despite Trump leading this category, he’s far from the only problem. We, humans, are burning through the earth’s natural resources faster than they regenerate. Tensions exist between countries which could lead to World War III, making the rest of this irrelevant.
Sigh.
Last week, I found myself reading through the news and feeling somewhat helpless. I wondered if it was making me depressed and whether I should stop reading about those things. However, I don’t think that’s not what it was. I just felt helpless.
I wanted to stop reading, yet I don’t want to deny the reality of what’s happening. So I kept reading.
When you read so much negative it’s difficult to not feel down about life. Some of these world problems have existed for a long time. Perhaps it’s the ease at which we can get information, and the fact you don’t know what to believe anymore.
I wake up every morning. I spend long hours trying to make a difference in the world. I go to bed exhausted, only to repeat the same thing the next day.
