Last semester in my Global Citizenship class at the University of Utah, we were asked to write a few questions that had been raised in our minds from our readings and discussions to be answered this semester. Although I have many questions, I think these two are the most important.
1. There are so many issues currently going on in our world. How do I prioritize them to figure out which ones are more important and which ones can be put on the back burner?
Between feminism, human rights, animal rights, environmental issues, businesses taking advantage or treating employees and customers unfairly, child abuse, corrupt politicions, human trafficking, police brutality etc, there are just too many problems for one person to take them all on. I've noticed that when my passions don't match up with another person's, they often think I am indifferent and don't care about the issues, when in reality, I just have so many other issues on my mind. Which issues need to be solved first? Which ones are more vital to fix than others? How do we choose?
2. I wish everyone had an issue they were passionate about changing. How can I get more people my age involved in this revolution/movement?
I am sometimes amazed by how indifferent my generation can be. Things are getting more and more out of hand everyday, and people still care more about how many Twitter followers they have. I want everyone to have a passion to fix something. My generation has to be the one that changes things, or we might not have a world to live in for much longer. If each person my age dedicated some of their time to fixing ONE single problem, the world would be such a better place.
I need these questions to be answered. Without knowing these answers, I feel discouraged. Am I really able to make a difference? Do others actually care about our planet and about other human beings? What can I do to help?
1. There are so many issues currently going on in our world. How do I prioritize them to figure out which ones are more important and which ones can be put on the back burner?
Between feminism, human rights, animal rights, environmental issues, businesses taking advantage or treating employees and customers unfairly, child abuse, corrupt politicions, human trafficking, police brutality etc, there are just too many problems for one person to take them all on. I've noticed that when my passions don't match up with another person's, they often think I am indifferent and don't care about the issues, when in reality, I just have so many other issues on my mind. Which issues need to be solved first? Which ones are more vital to fix than others? How do we choose?
2. I wish everyone had an issue they were passionate about changing. How can I get more people my age involved in this revolution/movement?
I am sometimes amazed by how indifferent my generation can be. Things are getting more and more out of hand everyday, and people still care more about how many Twitter followers they have. I want everyone to have a passion to fix something. My generation has to be the one that changes things, or we might not have a world to live in for much longer. If each person my age dedicated some of their time to fixing ONE single problem, the world would be such a better place.
I need these questions to be answered. Without knowing these answers, I feel discouraged. Am I really able to make a difference? Do others actually care about our planet and about other human beings? What can I do to help?
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