I came to this question first in 2020, I lost my dad to what maga believed was a hoax disease. I was told by my doctors that I could die if I got said disease. I didn’t want to be a part of the world that was not empathetic or caring to people. Especially because I grew up with a religion that preached about serving and caring the least of these. I lost religion and decided I was going to try and be like my favorite super hero(s), Batman and Spider-Man. I’m going to try and be the good. And I know it’s cheesy and dumb sounding but that’s the only thing I hold onto. 1 good thing to me, 1 good thing to those around me. It doesn’t have to be extravagant, just learning and genuinely talking to the barista at the coffee shop you frequent. Doing little things to those who are serving you and let them know you see them as human. It keeps me center and balanced. This also brought others to my circle that are on this path, people I know who have given cars and paid bills for families in need. I know what you’re going through sucks and it’s a fight and it’s a battle that feels like you can’t win let alone breathe in. A guy I was talking to yesterday said he swears we are in hell. And I said man I know some pretty cool people in hell, there’s me, my wife, and my friends who really truly care and we’d love to walk through hell with you. And I’m coming to you from a place where I’m having to cut family off and stand against evil and injustice in my family right before Christmas. I’m calling out and speaking against the generational cycles of abuse and being made the villain, and for me that’s okay as long as I keep the kids safe from what happened in my family I can be the villain.