I have to say that for being 15, I'm encourage by your increase sensitivity. I was like that when I was your age, but no one seemed to listen.
I do think that there is evil in this world--that's a no brainer. Saving the world from all that complicate life is tough, so I started small.
We had a fundraiser for African Women with AIDS, with the proceeds benefiting an organization based out of South Africa. I started picking up litter at the age of 9, and I still do it today. My fiance and I volunteer weekly at homeless shelters. You don't have to go to Africa to make a difference; you can make a difference in your own city.
I work with nonprofit agencies to raise funds and organize fundraisers.
What is so incredible is that I took that same passion to save the world and turned it into a nonprofit career. Now I couldn't be happier. Even if I change the life of just ONE person, I will be happy.
2006-09-13 12:28:13
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answered by FaZizzle 7
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I know what you feel. I'm 19 and this last year I have gone out to the real world and really experienced life on my own.
I try to keep up with current events and the world news and such. It is extremely depressing but I feel it is my duty as an American citizen to be informed. Kudos to you for doing the same!
What I'm worried about is if I am going to have time on this earth to raise a family and for them to lead productive happy lives. I mean, what if WWIII happens while I'm still in college and I die from some attack? Well there goes all my hopes and dreams. Everything I went to an expensive school for. My life, everything... over. Never got married and experienced the pleasures of a woman who loves me.
What really matters to me is that when I have children they will grow up in a safe world. It would almost be irresponsible of me to have children if I knew the world was going to be thrown into a state of chaos and tumult the US hasn't known for many, many years.
Hey hun you are only 15 and I am only 19 (or 91 if you are dyslexic :P ) but you know what? All we can do is hope and pray to God that our dreams we have will come true, and meanwhile just live our lives to the fullest each day. Give a hug to someone you love, plan for the future but live each day well... do something special for yourself. In fact, you may even justify this to reach into that carton of ice cream and 'do something special for yourself' ;)
2006-09-14 01:07:20
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answered by kenny_the_bomb 3
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Triple H, i discover him a humdrum wrestler who needs to get out of the corporate, he doesnt have many strikes the two below cena he in straightforward terms married stef for 12 titles, he should be a midcarder, he's taking the call from extra impressive wrestlers like edge or randy orton, he became extra useful as a heel yet i basically dont like him all around as a heel or face, he's likewise impolite to different wrestlers interior the lower back and hates extra useful wrestlers than him randy and edge, he loves vince and if he didnt do stef he could be a washed up no person
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answered by ? 4
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Absolutely. There is also so much more access to information now, with the internet and 24/7 news. When I was 15, we only had the 10 o'clock news and newspaper. Seems to me like the news is so much worse (murders, kidnappings, etc.) nowadays than it used to be. The media is consumed with shocking stories to capture our attention.
We shut off our dish network, and really noticed how much less BAD news we hear. Its better to not hear most of it, in my opinion.
2006-09-13 12:27:10
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answered by GratefulDad 5
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~~~you sound very mature for your age, and for you to feel effected by listening to the news is actually a good thing. But don't let it worrie you so much that that is all you can think about, and enjoy your teenage years,,,,if you feel passionate about a specific cause,,,ask your school counselor about volunteering. It could be volunteering at local pet shelter, or preschool,,,even a nursing home,,reading to the patients,,,find what interests you,, but remember your young,,,,enjoy being a teenager ~~~
2006-09-13 12:54:42
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answered by ~~Penny~~ 5
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Kid, I wasted 9 years of my life trying to "save the world". Screw it. The rest of the world's on its own. I don't watch TV...I read the news and listen to radio occasionally. And I stopped worrying about the crap that's going on a long time ago.
Living in fear is not living.
2006-09-13 12:26:41
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answered by Anonymous
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YES!!! tottaly! I think that are way too many bitter/evil/mean people in the world who just do horrible things to make them feel better, yes i know it's stuipd and imature that they do this, but some people are screwd up.
2006-09-13 12:20:34
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answered by paige 2
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i know! and it drives me crazy when kids are like, omg im grounded and i failed my science test and they flip out over that. its like look at whats happening to other people, so many millions in different parts of the world have it worse than you look at whats happening in Darfur Sudan, look at how no ones helping the Genocide. (if i lost you there google it or ask you history teacher if he/she is a good teacher they'll know, if not they should be fired) look at all the poverty in the world, why isn't any one doing anything?
2006-09-13 12:24:11
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answered by Anonymous
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yes i think there is alot of bad things like drugs or to young to have sex and stuff like that
2006-09-13 12:25:50
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answered by Anonymous
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yeah i do and im 15 too lol
2006-09-13 12:26:08
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answered by daddys lil girl 3
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