I came home this evening feeling quite upset. I was planning on studying but instead I ended up procrastinating . I went on Google without knowing what I was looking for. All I knew was that I was searching for something to help me get my mind off of things and forget about everything for just a few minutes. I stared at the screen for a bit thinking of what I could possibly type in the search box when I saw this small ad that read ''Watch the story of a single day on Earth: live on Youtube at 8pm ET, 5pm PT'' I soon learned ''A single day on Earth'', was a documentary.
''On October 10, 2010 (10.10.10), across the planet, documentary filmmakers, students, and inspired citizens recorded the human experience over a 24-hour period and contributed their voice to the largest participatory media event in history''
-http://www.onedayonearth.org/
That is the description that you will find on their website.
I'm usually not a big fan of documentaries. I honestly find most of them awfully boring but I can't say the same about this one. It showed what a normal day was like for those all around the world. It made me realize how different we all are. Yes, we are all different but do we really understand how different we all are? We think that the people that surround us are very different from us, our neighbors, friends, co-workers. But to tell you the truth they aren't so different from us. We all have a roof over our heads, food to eat, etc. There are people out in the other side of the pond with absolutely nothing, perhaps not even a loved one.It may be just them alone going through this journey we call life. They may have chosen to have it this way, or maybe not. We don't know but as crazy as it sounds, some people choose to be alone. We don't know what happened to them. They could have lost all of their close ones or just decided to leave home one day. There are so many other examples, this is just one. Not everyone wakes up in the morning complaining about either studying or working. Some people wish they had a place they called work or a place where they could get an education.
Society has taught us that happiness should be measured in material things and they couldn't be more mistaken. Some of us find ourselves sad because our pockets are empty but really, should that that be a reason to be sad? There are others out in the world feeling sad because they've lost it all such as loved ones, for example. So while you are out sobbing because you don't have enough money to buy yourself a new lcd tv, somebody else is feeling the same but for a complete different reason, they no longer have their loved one.
What I'm trying to say is that we should stop looking at the glass half empty and start being thankful for all that we have because we have a lot. Step out of the frame for a second and try seeing your life as an outsider, you'll see how blessed you are.
Check out -http://www.onedayonearth.org/
PS. Thank you Adam :)
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