by Patty E Padgett

Created on: January 13, 2010   Last Updated: January 14, 2010

Everyday I ponder the condition of the world.

There is greed, prejudice, hatred, and violence.

They are at the forefront replacing compassion and love.

I look at my neighbors with suspicion and doubt.

An act of kindness puts me in a state of awe at the rarity.

I am suspicious of the hidden agenda behind the acts.

I am unable to express my gratitude because of mistrust.

One should be able to accept goodness as commonplace.

When I am compelled to perform an act of kindness, I question it.

I am forced to ask myself what is the backlash of the act.

How will it hurt or endanger me or my family if I do the things I should?

We are taught to help our fellow man, but it has become almost impossible.

I am forced to look at my neighbors with skepticism.

I am leery of anyone who looks a little different.

I must be hesitant about making new friends.

I’d rather be able to reach out and enlarge my social circle.

In order to cope with such conditions, I can only pray for better times.

I will treat each situation by doing what God leads me to do.

I will approach each one with caution but kindness.

I will hope for a better world and try to be a better me.

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