Let’s Leave This World Better Than We Found It

The division in this country is alarming. There is so much hate spewing from people, it is frightening.

Why?

I believe social media is the main source of it.

People can be on a laptop, Ipad, cell phone, any tablet for that matter, and just type words that most would never have the nerve to say publicly.

If you aren’t on Facebook, twitter or any of the many other social media sights, you may be unaware, and maybe you are the luckies of people. There are days I scroll through my Facebook and have to keep on scrolling by so many posts. I have a twitter account, but I never use it. Social media can overload a person.

I have a degree in journalism. No, I am not bragging. I am going to make a point. A journalist, a good one anyway, is to report both sides of a story. A journalist is not to report one side, the side they agree with, to the public. They are to report the entire story, both sides, to the public. A good journalist will do so, allowing the public to form their own thoughts and opinions on the story. But, it should be a fact-based story, leaving the reader or those watching the news, to have the knowledge needed to have their opinions. Not the nonsense we see today.

Today, journalists (reporters) air clips of a political event, not sharing the entire video, for people to see. They are also guilty of reporting their own opinions. No, not saying them. Rather, they use their own agenda, their view on the subject, to report a story. I guess they need to go back to Journalism 101.

I rarely watch the news any longer. Facebook keeps me informed, and not always in a good way. So, I do what a real journalist would do. I research. I look at both sides of an issue. I then make my own decision on the matter. I strongly encourage everyone to do the same thing.

To say I am concerned about politics is an understatement. I am well beyond concerned. I am fearful of what the future may hold, not for me, but for many future generations.

I am a grandmother. A very proud grandmother. I would give my life for my grandkids. I believe any grandparent would. But, that is just my belief. I know positively how I feel. We are going to be blessed in June with another grandchild. We are excited beyond words. I am a vocal person because I have a goal, to leave this world a better place than I found it.

I hope more people rather than less have the same goal. We have to work together, come together, pray together, to achieve this goal. I have always prayed. I believe in the power of prayer. I won’t say what I privately pray for. But I will tell you that I have been praying every single night for this country, for the safety of our citizens, for people to come together for the greater good.

Hate never achieves anything. Love is boundless.

God Bless.