Honestly, I think here in America we are given so much. Just to see these kids wanting to be educated, and wanting an education so badly, makes me think about children here in America. These children didn’t even have paper or pens to write with, they would write with a stick on stones and what not. It makes me think about the children here in the United States, and think about how we take for granted what we do have, and are given. The State of The Union made me think a lot when I watched it last night. It made me think how many schools are failing to meet certain standards, and how many students are dropping out. The fact that in many other places, many students many young people want an education, and the fact that they are not given an education is heartbreaking. I honestly do live in a country where so much is given to people in order to keep furthering their educations. Education is the key to anything, with an education you know for a fact that you can keep moving forward, and can get a stable job and provide for yourself and your family. This school in Pakistan that Mr. Greg built was a sign of hope for these young children, a sign of hope that they too can fulfill their dreams, and keep moving forward. This school gave them a chance to strive for a more promising future, and keep going so later when they further their education they can help their communities. These communities are very poor, and many young girls reproduce. That’s why it’s important to keep girls in school as well, so they too can become educated, and not only reproduce but make a difference in their community, country, and the world we all live in. I strongly believe that with an education, people can change this world, and not fear it or fear anyone. Here in America, we are blessed that we are given an education at such a young age, and can keep going if we’d like once we’ve graduated high school. Other countries lack of those blessings, and well as a result their children do not get to even go to school. It’s people like Greg, who change the world, who think of others but themselves. It’s those people that actually make a difference. Give hope to poor families that their child will grow as a person and be able to read. Give hope to the child to better themselves, and have a degree to provide for their families. Hope is what Greg gave this community, and it all started with building a school for a very poor community who needed a school to be built to start, and further education. Teachers are what make students keep going, and I know teachers can be very inspiring. Teachers are the foundation to a school. If a student has a great teacher, trust me they will learn a lot and want to further their education. I honestly believe people here in America, should stop slacking so much and want their future to be brighter. I would love to see that in high schools, students become more interested in science and math than in what dress to pick for prom. Students in the United States, need to see there is much more to life than that. We need to set goals, and actually accomplish them. If we set goals, we will keep moving forward, and later on be able to help our community, country and even the world.

When I think about peace I think about the opposite. I think about war. As cruel as it may sound it’s the actual truth when I think about peace. With peace in my opinion this world would have no religion. Religion has to do a lot with the violence around the world; with violence peace does not exist. Peace is about a world of unity, a world where everyone gets along and everyone is friends with each other. I would honestly love a world with peace, but I don’t think it’s possible. They say nothing is impossible, but a world with peace seems very distant from us. People are constantly fighting; there is constant jealousy, and competition in everything we do which creates violence. People do not fully understand the concept of peace. I don’t think I fully understand the concept of peace either. I would want to live in a world where there would be no judging, where people wouldn’t look at you funny or think of you as weird because of something you said or do.  I would want a world where we could all help each other, we could all be united and feed each other, provide healthcare for each other. Peace is everything; with peace life is easier I would believe. When I have peace within myself, I feel so great I have a great day. There are those days where maybe something went wrong, or you think of something that once made you angry, or you see something that happened on the news that wasn’t pleasant.  All of that may bring stress, and most people take it out on others. We have to learn to not take it out on others, and think that tomorrow is another day and hope for the best. That would create peace somehow. When you feel good about the things you have done, by maybe helping someone by even doing what you had to do like your homework for school, you are at peace. You are at peace in mind.  Peace is all good, it’s nothing bad. I don’t think peace is entirely impossible, I think it can be possible but as a world I really believe we have to work on it together. We have to stop judging other people, because of their color, their religion, what they believe in, the gay, the different anything really, we have to stop judging!  By judging people you are only putting down yourself, and who are you to judge? We are all humans; none of us are perfect we all came to this world with a mom and a dad, that’s the way it works. Finding peace brings happiness, people want it and they search for it their whole lives. They might search peace, in God or in Love.  In my mind with peace I think of God, Happiness, and Love. With those three things, comes peace and all the good things anyone could ever feel or want.