I hope we laugh in heaven

I spent a year and a half without access to the Internet, the news, or any type of media. The only major events I even heard about were the ebola scare and the attacks in Paris. While on my mission, I saw the effects of poverty, immigration, and other hardships, but I was blind to the anger, hate, and intolerance that now fills the news and my newsfeed.

I choose to believe that people are inherently good; sometimes we just lose sight of that. I do not believe that the problems of the world will go away no matter who is president, no matter what laws are passed, etc. I believe that it begins in our own hearts as we make the decision to love.

I wrote this a few months ago and forgot all about it until now, and I wanted to share:

It's true:

We have a lot of differences.

Race, religion, political affiliation--

Just to name a few.

But overall,

We are the same.

You laugh and cry like me.

When we get to heaven,

I hope we laugh together

About the "issues" and the "problems"

that will suddenly seem so small.

I hope we laugh in heaven

And I sure hope we don't cry

When we realize

we wasted our lives in hate.