This past week has brought depressing times to the citizens of America. For those of you who are unaware, Monday marked the 16th anniversary of remembrance to those who have fallen due to terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

In addition, multiple states in our country have and are continuing to face catastrophic disasters. 

For instance, Hurricane Irma has shown no mercy as it has barreled over the state of Florida, bringing mass destruction and flooding. Not to mention, it has also devastated the Caribbean islands. 

Multiple cities in Texas are still in the process of being rebuilt from Hurricane Harvey’s wrath. 

Wildfire season is raging among the states of California, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana, spreading fury to the nature’s beauty. 

On top of all this, we are still at risk from North Korea’s threat of nuclear missle use. 

Needless to say, dark ages are not only upon the people of our country, but the people of the world as the list of hardships continues to grow on. 

Is this a sign of the end of times? 

Though, a very important question to ask in consideration of all the unsettling events taking place in the world, it is also important that there is a sense of happiness to help those who are grieving. 

Media stations tend to focus on all the bad occasions happening in the planet rather than the more positive ones. 

I understand that the reasoning media stations do this is to inform civilians of what current events are happening whether it be for safety reasons, or for the intention that people are in the know. However, there is no rule regarding that a positive story can’t be shared to civilians once in awhile. 

I am not saying that we shouldn’t be sharing these unsettling stories. In fact, we should be for the hope that people will come together to ensure it doesn’t happen again, if applicable. 

However, sharing these continuous bad stories in one news segment can spread a lot of negativity to someone. 

When I drive to school each morning, nine out of 10 times I will hear a story about something unfortunate. The rare occasion where I hear a positive feature , corny joke, or simply laughter easily brightens the start of my day. 

People are sick of hearing the same old depressing stories of the day. 

Mix it up. 

Talk about animals, a cool music festival, fall activities to do with family, or simply a commemoration to an act of kindness that someone has committed. Maybe even compliment a viewer. 

Part of being human is the ability to maintain a balance of emotions. With everyone becoming upset and scared for the world by all the bad that is among us, no one will step up to bring hope and support to stop acts of hatred.

Weather is a different aspect of events that we can not control, but rebuilding is like having a fresh start. From the awful destruction, we can build stronger forms of structure in hope that it will rise above powerful storms and chaos. 

We must make a change in our society. 

Nobody can continue to live hearing of everything unpleasant. Especially, since we are growing more sensitive as the days progress. One act of positivity is all it takes for someone’s spirits to be lifted and then shared with the next person. It is the same idea for negativity. 

If there is a balance of the two, I believe that not only it will make us become stronger in facing the unfavorable, but allow us to have the support to increase more joyful occurrences rather than upsetting ones. 

The control of keeping our planet a better place is within our hands. 

The real question is, what will we do to ensure that it is done correctly?