I Want To Save The World From Itself.

Do you ever get that feeling where if you don’t do something drastic with your life that the whole world might fall apart? I know that sounds vain but sometimes that’s where my thoughts go. I get incredibly stressed out when I think about America’s social problems: gangs, drugs, homelessness, poverty, discrimination, violence, etc… I don’t know what career I should have, but I know that I have to do something to help fix things.

I wonder if I should be a teacher because so many children don’t have the opportunity to succeed in school and go to college.

I wonder if I should be a doctor or a nurse so I can heal sick people.

I wonder if I should be a counselor so I can help solve problems and combat suicide.

I wonder if I should be a research scientist so I can find cures for diseases that kill small children.

I wonder if I should be a social worker so I can advocate for people and children who are lost in the system.

I wonder if I should be a police officer so I can arrest dangerous people and keep them off the streets.

Thinking about the great need society has for these kinds of people really stresses me out. I can’t be everything! And worse yet, I can’t be everyone’s friend, I can’t save everyone and I can’t help everyone. I wish I could.