...for the 'Human'itarian

I hate humans.

Did you catch that? 
I said I hate humans.

Before you jump to conclusions, follow me for a second.
Humanity, as a whole, is a pretty ugly thing. 
It is a self-destructive, wasteful creature that has allowed society to program us to look at our lives in such jaded ways that pick out everything we don't have.
We dwell on the past.
Live in the future.
And complain about never having enough time to just BE.

We are never fully present and in those rare chances we are, we are focusing on those around us. Rarely jumping at the chance to admire ourselves. 

And as much confidence I have in individuals and our will to better our community- and the confidence I have that we will always prevail- and that our true callings will come out once we separate the world's desires from God's desires, what I've seen the past few days has really hurt my heart.

My community has become an episode right out of a teen drama, with anonymous websites to share your darkest secrets, an outlet to rate and assess the "dateable" guys in our area and stereotypes being thrown around during class.

I discovered an application called LuLu, a site that pegs your location and shows you guys in your community that have been rated.
Sex: 8.0
Attractiveness: 7.3
First kiss: 10.0
Commitment: 5.0
And the list goes on and on. And for what purpose? To degrade men in the same way us women fear? 

I had resorted to this narrow mindset that left me with an unappreciated loss of hope in humanity. 

But to that, I have to say that it's my faith in the individual that will conquer the doubt.

The power of an individual seeing their potential and affirming the self worth of others creates a beautiful movement. It creates a force that pushes through the negativity in the masses and encourages others to see what the power of positivity can really accomplish.

So yes, humanity sucks.
But the individual?
The community?
That, my friends, will always win. 

So what will you do? Stick to the masses or branch out and live a life that depicts a true meaning of community.