People are seeing firsthand how individuals can change the world to their advantage or to the advantage of the masses. There are very few individuals alive today who remember the evils that occurred back in the 1900s that eventually led to World Wars I and II. Since that time, we’ve learned that history can repeat itself, and we are seeing a 21st-century version of how world conflicts have evolved. Fortunately, this time around, it seems as though countries in the free world are coming together and uniting sooner. One can see many embracing “positivity," even if it is lacking in perfection.
Recently, I saw a TV news clip showing a small Ukrainian boy, about the age of my grandson, walking alone in tears, with no family or friends to comfort him. It reminded me of the iconic photograph of a young naked child running from firebombs exploding in the background in Vietnam. Both situations epitomize the cruelty of war, and one can wonder what drives individuals to create a legacy based on the negativity that shaped their lives.