A World We Dare to Imagine - Part 1

Everyone is different. Everyone comes from a unique background, and while some have plenty of resources, privileges and opportunities, others do not.  Obviously, everyone deserves equal rights and opportunity, despite people having distinct upbringings. To me, unity is the key to making the world a better place. It is not so much trying to make everything equal that helps, but establishing a unified front, which can aid in the improvement all our lives and help people focus on those in need. Trying to establish "equality" is a game of comparisons, and often times it causes arguments, separation, and division.

Unification in the world is what we need today. Ms. Novogratz points out that we all need to think and act like a "true global citizen." Two area in which I think we can unify around and help improve are our education and health care systems. We need to work to help the education system advance with changing times. Obviously, new technologies will be implemented, but what I think is essential is, at a young age, to open a dialogue for children to interact with each other, hear each others opinions, and be able to intelligently converse and come to a solution or compromise. In the age of social media, too many people are ignorant towards others' opinions and will say things they would never say in person. The school system must develop to help Generation Z form the social skills and patience to work with each other, treat each other with a sense of respect and equality, and help unify our future leaders for the betterment of everyone.

My personal access to proper health care is something that I always appreciate and try not to take for granted. We need to fix our health care structure in America, as there is no question that everyone deserves the right to proper care, diagnosis, and medicine. Without proper health care, those less fortunate are put at such as disadvantage that it becomes increasingly difficult to succeed. I am not planning on being a doctor, but I would be thrilled to invest in clinics and institutions whose sole focus is to provide sufficient health care to those in need.