In a country like America, it seems like we all tend to forget that not everywhere else in the world is like America. It is easy to forget that not every house has plumbing or electricity, or that you can't just go to a McDonald's to get food. It is easy to forget that while food is abundant in America, in countries like Uganda, people starve everyday. It is easy to forget the freedom that individuals have in America, which in other countries, men gang rape women with no consequences and that if you are born poor, you will never be anything above that. It is easy to forget.
But my eyes were opened when I watched a certain documentary. People around the world all sent in videos of everyday life on one normal day, July 24, 2010. Watching this documentary made me realize how big the world is. That there are people out there that leave work in the morning and may not come home. That there are people out there who are dealing with money, heartbreak, loss, anger, love, and confusion. It is amazing to me that there are over six billion people in the world, yet we all have things in common, but at the same time are individually different.
The world is many things, but small is not one of them.
The world is many things, but small is not one of them.
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