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Random Essay

I suppose I should just start instead of wasting time and complaining about this single sheet essay. I should start off with letting you, the reader, know that I dislike writing and the reasons why. I am creative, or so people say. I know my grammar, punctuation and get most of my spelling correct. What I dislike about it is the sheer truth that what I write will be read and criticized. So for that reason, I am reluctant to pour my heart, body and soul out to this shredded tree that's been converted to this crinkled white sheet of what once gave us breath, but is now giving us freedom. Freedom of speech, allowing us to say what fiddles around in our racing minds. Freedom to share our stories and our truths with other.

My writing prompt choice is- "If you could change anything in today's world or society, what would it be and why?". I decided to cut the bullshit. No people pleasing today. The answer that most people give would be something along the lines of "world peace", "end poverty", and other things like that. But what I wish to change is more along the lines of being selfish to myself and my family. Yes, of course I care about the starving children in Dubai and Nigeria and all over the world. Yes I care about the wars between countries, and of course the lives that are lost in battle. Mothers, fathers, sons and daughters. Wives and husbands. All lost in the war for piece and prosperity. Right?

But what I want is prosperity for MY family. My family is in no way poor or homeless, we are in that 5% of the richest people in the world. We have phones, cars, homes. We have heat and air. We have a bed to sleep on and clothes on our back, but what if one day it's all gone? My little niece without a home. My mom and dad on the street. My little brother running around slinging drugs just to eat. My little sister working the streets to earn a decent dime for some water to drink. I don't want that for anyone, certainly not my family.

I want my family to have the money they need for whatever they desire, and because I know, trust and believe in my family, there will be enough to go around and spread the riches that we were given. Donations to animal rescue shelters all over the world, donations to FMSC and more places that are serving the same mission. Donations to shelters for the homeless and even abuse victims. Donations to all over the world for school, medical, everything that we can do. I would sure as shit shut down Sea World, but that's just me. One thing that is very important to my entire family is the care of those who are mentally ill and/or suffer from addictions.

To lead off of that last statement, my family is riddled with illness. May it be cancer, heart and/or lung failure. It also may be the mental kind of sick. Addiction, Alcoholism and a colorful assortment of mental illnesses run in our family. If treatment is needed, I would love to have the ability to send them into a higher level of care facility that will help them find who they are inside again. So yeah, It may be foolish to admit, but I sure as shit would wish for prosperity in my family. 

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