Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful comment.

There is true evil in this world and I have found that I can spend time actively combatting, which many times makes me a part of the problem, or I can spend my time actively spreading a lighter way of life.

As far as I can see, there are no children being raped around me. I work at being mindful of where I purchase my belonging and aim not to do "shopping for fun." The problems of my community are different. Noticing that my waterways are polluted, I can anger and complain, or I can show up to my bay after storms with a bucket and gloves and help pick up the mess.

Yes, I can also do some educating about trash and such, but I find that if we are all responsible for making sure our offspring really learn better ways, and make sure our kids really help their peers join them in consciousness, then we can really make a difference for our future.

I find it easier to do that with more acceptance, less judgement of good and bad, and more holistic thinking of how can we do better.