Everyone's a journalist these days

Our world at large is in crisis - always was and always will be, I suppose. And if we choose to acknowledge it, there's so much injustice and destruction going on in varying types and degrees at every moment. 

Facebook - a source of entertainment and distraction

I have grown a habit of going through the Facebook home page every morning. It's much like reading a paper, only it's more personalised. Once you "Like" certain Facebook pages, there'll be a mix of current news, entertainment, gossip, funnies, science, travel, sports, philosophy, etc on the home page, in addition to posts made by friends. While I do have to endure a bit of unsavory posts, I usually find interesting thoughts and shares posted by the different personalities I have on my friends list. Not everyone is outright vocal about their opinions, what they do or use Facebook as a public outreach medium, but the opportunities that the internet and social media have presented to share information, challenge beliefs and gather support is fascinating. Just as much as we differentiate ourselves over religion, race, gender, education, social status, experiences or other beliefs and make it a cause to feed our sense of pride and superiority (leading to more harm than anything else), sometimes, we use these differences to find beneficial causes to unite under and advocate change. So on some mornings, I am touched to see some people - who have chosen different battles for whatever personal reasons - share posts and silently fight for human rights, women's rights, children's rights, animal's rights, peace, the environment or take a stand against poverty, discrimination and ignorance.

There might be hope for us, after all.

[After note: This writer captured some of what I was trying to express in a better way in his article.]