I think I'll rant for a little bit, okay?

[Slinky Ferret]

I know how Seth feels, it seems some of my friends and perhaps a fair majority of people seem to just exist for themselves in a little bubble, whilst others go out and work for charities for months and years and help people or achieve amazing things through other ways.

I'd like to think that my parents brought me up to appreciate what I had and consider other people. Of course this caused some friction at school when I would have huge rants about the injustice of the world in exams!

However, I realised when I went to Nigeria last year, that you cannot help everyone. If I had given money to every beggar I would have had none! I gave them bread instead and whilst over here, if you give a beggar food they normally keep it to themselves or share it with their dog, the Nigerian's even in poverty thought of others and shared the little they received.

I learnt many humbling lessons during three weeks out there. The first is, it's amazing how much we have to be thankful for, clean water, good healthcare and education, freedom to travel etc. Maybe, my dear Seth, you are setting your sights too high at present. Sometimes it's the little things that can make a huge difference to people. A smile, a hug, someone to listen to. You can change the world by being yourself and using your strengths to help other people. Or you can just stay in a bubble and have a comfortable and easy life surrounded by material possessions.

p.s. sorry if this makes no sense, I'm really tired!