Many sad things happen in our world, but rather than focusing on them, have hope for the future. Think of the world's potential.
Perhaps the future holds the curing of diseases, the end of violence, the amelioration of poverty and hunger.
The San Jacinto Girl Scout Council wanted to do something fun, exciting, and uniting in their community. They decided to try to create the world's largest friendship circle, a circle of people
holding hands in a celebration of community.
The Girl Scouts invited local residents to join them, and on a Saturday morning at a nearby amusement park, they set up their circle. The mayor of Houston as well as 6,243 other people
participated in the event. The circle stretched out for over a mile, as people joined hands to celebrate the group's message that "friendship conquers hatred." One Girl Scout leader said the day's events were meant to "teach girls and adults that everybody matters, and to value differences among ourselves."
As a nine-year-old scout explained, "It's important to be a friend to everybody because you could hurt somebody's feelings.'
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Over nine in ten Americans are uncomfortable or worried about aspects of the world and of society. The difference between more and less happy people is what they do with that discomfort. Less happy people wallow in the problems they see, while happier people focus on potential improvements in the future.
Garrett 1996
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