A New World

This is the essay I wrote for the CHANGE MY WORLD essay contest. Feel free to comment on any errors I might have (and probably have) made, and to express your own opinions on how to change any passage. Here it is!


Imagine a world of harmony. Imagine a world where all individuals show compassion, express love, and exercise charity. Imagine a world of peace, where wars and battles are unheard of and where people go out of the way of their own lives to help those in need. This dream, the hope that this world could be a better place, is in the hearts of every single individual living on this earth. Therefore, if I could change one thing in this world, I would give everyone the mutual understanding they so clearly lack, to have them realize that, in the end, their hearts all desire the same thing – a peaceful world of harmony and love.
In this world, there are many rumors and predictions of wars, as well as battles taking place this very moment. Ask yourself, “Why do we fight and murder?” “What can be so different between countries that it results in bloodshed and ruthlessness?” All these conflicting countries need is just some mutual understanding towards each other. So what if countries disagree on certain things? So what if one country has issues and problems? Is any reason to fight enough to make up for the hundreds and thousands and millions of lives murdered in war? We, as one unified people, need to think. We need to learn from past mistakes, not live them over again. Weren’t World War I and World War II enough lives lost? We are fools if we think that fighting is the only way to overcome worldly problems. If we are given the ability to solve problems and issues with compassion and reason, instead of wars and slaughter, we will certainly make this world a better place, where each and every country coexists in peace.
Not only do we need to work together in peace as a world, but also in our own separate nations. Civil wars have split many countries apart, resulting in more deaths and more conflicts. One could understand why nations fight and go to war, but why would a nation go against itself? Take the United States campaign parties for example. Why are the Republican, the Democratic, the Constitution, the Green, the Libertarian parties and all those others fighting and fighting, when they all want the same thing? Doesn’t each party want the best for America and its citizens? If we exercise mutual respect and tolerance toward each other, we would be one, understanding each other and working together towards a common goal – the good of the people and the nation.
Finally, we also need to have a more mutual understanding and greater kindness in our families and personal friendships. In my life, I have experience several, several times where conflicts and discomfort resulted in fights, whether verbal or physical. Surprisingly, however, most of these arguments were caused by small problems, ranging from stealing a potato chip to beating someone at a video game. It isn’t worth it to cause so much pain over such little things. If we understood each other’s values and standpoints, we could very well see life in a brother or friend’s point of view, thus resulting in peace and love. If we are patient and tolerant towards those we are close to, we will be sure to greatly diminish, if not eliminate, the times we fight and argue.
In conclusion, I would give everyone the love, tolerance, and understanding to know that the right solution to a problem, no matter how large or small, is not fighting. It is not an argument, and is most definitely not murder and war. It is finding peace within ourselves to see and use reason to solve problems to create a world we all dream to have. If every individual realizes this, that understanding and loving one another is better than fighting, than the world will truly, finally, be a better place.