What happened to the days when people loved one another? Whatever happened to something called tolerance and staying classy? Now we see hate everywhere we go; we see random acts of rudeness instead of random acts of kindness. If only everyone in the world was polite to one another, caring and respectful. But none of these things I am saying will ever come true because we live in 21st century America. America is full of people who are always begging to differ and will never think before speaking what is on their mind, even if it may hurt someone. If it does hurt someone, half the time they will not even care or feel any remorse. There's no shame, there's no elegance, there's to respect. This whole situation saddens me, but being one girl in this country, this world of millions, no one will care. It is so heartbreaking when I see mean people doing rude things. It just shows that we now need to be taught manners and that we need to be taught how to be respectful instead of it happening like second nature. I wish we lived in a place where everyone got along. This may sound extremely 1960s, but this is how I feel. "World peace and everyone holding hands" sounds foolish and childish, but if you think about it, it would actually change the world, it'd make the world a better place. We would smile at one another instead of throwing nasty looks around. We would help someone if we see someone in need. A shoulder to cry, comfort, anything; but it is all too much to ask for. And the internet? The internet has done many great things for us, but what about bullying? There is bullying in schools, in the workplace, and even on the internet. Cyber bullying may sound pathetic and strange, but it is a very real thing. Just because it is the world wide web where we do not see others face to face, there is still such a thing of being respectful. It is easiest to treat others poorly when we are just typing up a couple harmless words, but they have the same effect. Have we no shame for our actions? Girls are sending others photos of them topless, just hoping to get a reaction. Others are performing hate crimes using violence to show their anger, and anger that can be controlled and can be prevented. Nowadays everyone is judging another, everyone treats others like crap. People often think too quickly; seeing someone with a tattoo and piercings and automatically judging them as a hoodlum. It's even racist, assuming someone is too smart for their own good and automatically hating them just because somebody is Asian. What happened to getting to know somebody first before concluding what you think about them? And what about the Golden Rule? This rule that is reiterated all over America and is taught to elementary school children? Treat others the way you wish to be treated. That has never happened. We sometimes say things that we do not mean. We sometimes do things that we don't realize. If only this rule was real, if only we could think about this rule before we do anything. And if only we knew the difference between right and wrong. It's wrong to deliberately throw an object at somebody when you don't like it; it's called being respectful. You may disagree or you may not exactly enjoy it, but there is something called tolerance and appreciation. You never just downright be rude, but oh of course, that is what happens all the time. Hate is all around us now and if we don't change and if we don't stop, then it will grow and grow until that one day you do something and realize that what you did was wrong. But once again, in the time that we are living in, some things will never change. And thus, I continue to wish that we could be kind to one another. I continue to dream.