I’ve noticed something whenever I question something or am unhappy with the way certain things are. I meet people who criticize me for criticizing. I get labels thrown on me like being a whiner, a pessimist, I'm unhappy with anything, yada yada… Seriously? I have to stay content with the way things are? Why?

Well some say I should be grateful because "back home" (I was born here, this is my home) is far worse. Or there’s someone worse off than I. Granted. But does that mean things can’t be better here?

Let’s face it. We can’t be perfect. No one and nothing can be. But, there are certain things that can always be changed. Issues need to be identified and resolved. How do you think things got to where they are right now? Definitely not by saying, "well, we are better off than so-and-so, therefore let things be."

Every innovation, invention and revolution came from identifying an issue. Don’t put people down for it. Be active and brave enough to voice a concern!