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Ninah's avatar

A lot of people worry about the future, not realizing that it’s what you’re doing in the present moment that will directly affect your future.

But I would also like to add, that every crisis has been done before by someone else. So the issues with democracies around the world have been going on for millennia, all health crises have happened before (Antonine plague), and yet through all the things you can worry about? People still survived them.

So worrying won’t help, but minding what you do and why you’re doing it will build your future and affect others.

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Kevin D.'s avatar

I'm going to suggest that the Gallup poll reveals a problem with polls. When you read "country in the world where residents feel "at peace with [their] thoughts and feelings." I'll wager many people mistakenly think that means oh, they must have a great quality of life there, the lucky ducks.

Not necessarily the case, particularly for Honduras, which has the second highest murder rate in the world. Folks there may feel at peace with their thoughts and feelings, but it's the kind of peace that comes from realizing you've got a 50/50 shot of making it home from the grocery store alive, but you still have to go otherwise you'll starve, so best get going.

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