n hurt a fly. Kindness like that comes from a lifetime of wisdom. We could learn a lot if we spent more time conversing with the elderly, rather than ignoring them. We should treat them with the utmost of respect, rather than as a burden. We as a society should break down all of the racial and sexual barriers that lower self esteem. I thing that people should be able to accept others as well as themselves with respect. Every person that you met can teach you something. We should learn to open our hearts and minds to the idea of differences bringing us together. I know that this may seem impossible, but a person can hope cant they? I have had a person very close to me suffer from anorexia and no amount of me telling them that they were a good person was ever going to change their view. A big part of anorexia is that you see yourself as less of a person. We have to accept ourselves before we can begin to live a happy life. I know that it isnt other peoples fault all of the time. I also know we cant blame others for our problems, but we should learn to be able to share responsibility. If every person was a little more accepting, we wouldnt question our worth to begin with. The problem begins externally, and if we would just learn to get rid of all the judgments made on and by others, we could accept ourselves more willingly. I understand that the society is not ready for this as a whole, but there is really no other solution to this complex problem, and I guess thats why I thought of what I did. It may be farfetched, and I sure dont accept it to be a reality soon, but maybe this train of thought will spread like a brush fire. I dont think that this will catch on very soon because of the lack of self esteem that the nation has as a whole as it stands. I mean, nobody fully understands each other because of the barriers that we are taught to put up around our views right from the start. If we, as a generation, could begin...
