The world we live in, twenty first century America is one of great importance as well as one of very troubling times and challenges. How one interprets and reacts to these new ages and attitudes, will be significant in their growth in happiness or not, love or hate, forgiveness or not, contentment or bitterness. Basically, it will be one's own decision on contributing to the success of helping your brother, and society as a whole, to work hard in the ability you have, strive to learn well, develop wisdom, and do the right thing. By making the correct choices, we can attain a better hope for prosperity. The ability to stay focused on the positive rather than the negative, not only in life, but in everything you see. Realizing that one cannot always change a culture, or a people, and even sometimes the person next to you, but realizing that sometimes one can still brighten the day of their neighbor, or a stranger. It's our decision, how we react; if we hold issues, or bitterness, content, strife, jealousy, then we lose the opportunity to help ourselves or others. Rather we should strive for the little things we can do every day to make life brighter for someone else, thereby opening up the gate to bring us true happiness or contentment.