Let’s be honest, we all at one point in time have had our feelings hurt. Most of us played it off as a misread joke, or tried to convince yourself that maybe the person who said it was just having a bad day. And these things may be true, but I also believe we are growing up in a cruel world.

People these days simply think it’s best to say whatever is on their mind, which in some cases is a good thing, but in other cases it can just be mean and pure spiteful. Especially from the perspective I am looking at it. I am 18 years old and I remember my high school years very clearly (maybe because this time last year I was in high school). But kids in high school can be mean. Flat out, cold hearted; especially teenage girls.

We are growing up in an era where social media is the center of our worlds, (says the girl typing a blog, but that just proves my point). And while we are tweeting or scrolling through Instagram we see comments that kind of shock us. Especially growing up in a small town there was always some type of drama going on, so you could just about guarantee that you would get to see a twitter war when you got home from school.

We have wars going on around the world. We see things on the news that are disturbing and just acts of cruelty. We are living in a cold world. We have made this world what it is though. I am a college student, so I am often thinking about the future. And I am truly afraid to one day see what the world will be like, how will this world treat our children and grand-children?

Personally, I have always been a sensitive person; and I always take things to heart. Growing up I was raised on the Golden Rule, “Do unto other as you would have them do unto you.”-Matthew 7:12. And that is something I have always tried to live by. I am a kindhearted person, and always worry that I have done something to upset someone.

It’s hard being the sweet girl in a large group because you are more than likely going to be the one getting picked on simply because of the fact, they know you won’t be mean back. I get my feelings hurt quite often, and I also have bad anxiety which doesn’t help the matter in the least. I overanalyze everything, which often in times gets me even more upset. So it’s hard having a kind heart in such a cruel world.

 

It is hard growing up when you are always known as the quiet and sweet girl, people often think they can push you around. Which is sometimes true, but my parents also taught me how to stand up for myself and be the bigger person.

During my early teenage years, I went through girl drama; just as most girls will. And I dealt with mean girls, and I would get my feelings hurt; and that was when I learned to be the bigger person. I learned to pray for my enemies and all of the meanness in the world. I began to feel a sense of comfort once I began to do this. And one day it hit me; I could start praying for our nation.

 

Our nation is in an all-time low and we have issues that we are all hoping our new President will be able to fix. But truly he/she won’t be able to fix what really needs to be fixed. Our nation needs God. All that we can do is pray; and pray hard. Tomorrow we find out who our new President will be; and I am actually quite scared over what the outcome may be. Whomever gets it will simply be playing out a role in God’s plan (but God please don’t let it be Hillary). Everything that will happen tomorrow has already been planned out by God, it will be what it will be.

 

Please keep in mind all of the cruelness that is in the world and all that is to come (especially if Hillary becomes President), and pray. Pray for the kind hearted people, and pray for our nation. This is a cruel world and politics aren’t nice, heck most people aren’t nice. But all we can do is pray and trust Gods plan. We can’t change people or the way others think, but we sure can keep them in our prayers.