Changing the way things run
I don't know if the world will change much when I 'grow up', and as to what will scare me, I think that is the scariest prospect to face in and of itself *rant warning*. Some people worry about how our schools will fare in the future. Whether they will receive funding, how good they'll be, what kind of physical condition they will be in, and whether or not they will live up to America's 'exacting' standards. What they don't seem to be worrying about is the fact that these problems exist in the present... And they aren't changing. Heck, my school hasn't had a proposed budget passed in 9 years! And they've been hamstringing themselves in an effort to keep every single program and extracurricular activity running for those 9 years. They're only conceeding that some things have to be cut now... What kind of standards can a school like this live up to, ignored and with no prospect of aid? And we're one of the more fortunate districts...
Others worry about homlessness, poverty, violence, prisons, even public transportation! These are things which, to some extent, always have and always will exist. We can work to minimize (or maximize, in the last case) their pervasiveness within society, but will never eliminate them. At any rate, worrying about things without working to change them is a lesson in futility. That is where I fall on the spectrum between worry warts and uncaring n'er-do-wells. I cannot concern myself with worrying, because at this point I can't do much to change it. You may think its an excuse, but it's true. I am however, against my better nature, hopeful for the future, as the people in power ( several current prime ministers and presidents come to mind) may just finally be the people who deserve it... And whatever was done in the past, the future is finally looking good...
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