People can be so incredible at times; a lovely smile, a kind word, a compassionate action. The bottom line is, if one payed attention to what is around them, they would find many reasons to smile, if only for a moment. On the other hand, paying the same amount of attention, one will most definitely find the answer to the question of "Why do humans wage war against one another."

Lets face it, at times we can all be terrible people to the ones we love. My guess is that it is because we get too comfortable around them. We take things or people for granted which ultimately is our downfall. Yet, I accept that as a natural occurrence; what I cannot accept however, is the lack of morality prevalent within our society, from one stranger to another. That is where we are at the greatest fault because there are over seven billion people on this Earth, 99% of which, will always be a stranger to an individual. If we struggle to treat the ones we love well, then what will stop us from treating strangers any worse?

In a single day, I have witnessed many deplorable actions that human beings have ensued upon each other. I witnessed a student rudely ignore a pier who was trying to help them. I witnessed a woman in a grocery store hold up a line of people so her friend can cut ahead of the line. Then I watched that same woman accidentally drop a bottle of soda on the floor, which then exploded up and onto each person on the line she had just cut. After this happened she just stood there with her nose up and refused to acknowledge that it happened-no apology. When that happened, the worker ringing in this woman's items ignored the incident. Since she ignored what had happened, the other worker who was three isles over, stopped what she was doing to clean it up.

I can't understand the reasoning of these people, i truly can't. Maybe I expect too much from strangers. Maybe that is why the media covers stories which depict a brave bystander stepping up to help a stranger in need. Maybe they cover that kind of story because it is so rare in our society. Since when did doing the right thing become such a rare phenomena?

We will never find peace if we cannot learn to love our fellow man. If you take anything from this article, please, take that and be kind.