Opening Up My Eyes

I've been raised in a pretty cynical family and you know sometimes that attitude is needed to take on some aspects of life, but right now, at this time in my life, it hasn't been doing it for me. I've been opening up mind to new ideas and perspectives and I've gotta tell you, the world is a beautiful place. I know people and the system of things aren't always where they should be. But if you just look at individual people without judgment or think for a second that it's not internal traits that make a person "bad," they become a genuinely beautiful person. I see the bad things, but I'm done concentrating and nit-picking at those things. Everyone is just a human going through something and you have no clue what they could be dealing with. Their past may have shaped them a certain way to say the things they do or dress/look how they do, but they're still a person that is capable of change. Looking for those positive qualities or just looking at them as a human with a blank slate for possibilities makes each individual so spectacular. It's such a breath of fresh air to finally see people in a brighter light. It gives me the urge to be kind to others even if they aren't going to be kind back. Just to give them a quick smile or let them know humanity isn't always as cruel and unforgiving as we have shaped it to be. Then maybe they'll be more willing to do the same for someone else which may spread to others.

I used to be really angry at the world and people for being the way they are, but now I just want to help. Even if it's only a little bit.