Running the world for a day...

On the radio this morning they directed a question to the public and it went something like this. “If you were in charge of the entire world and could make 1 change and 1 change only what would it be?”

I was completely SHOCKED by the answers that they were getting. Things like everyone would keep right when walking, we keep right when driving, and doesn’t it make sense to do that when we walk too. Or that if a person was mean they would be ugly and if a person was nice they would be beautiful, so you could judge a book by its cover in essence. Making Secondary Education free etc. Although these things are all great ideas they are so localized…you are in charge of the whole world people!

I am shocked because all the answers were so superficial, making only that person’s life easier (or a small sector of people). What happened to world peace? Making sure that everyone had food and shelter? Healthcare in third world countries? Perhaps ridding the world of rapists & murderers? What about making the gap between the rich and the poor smaller? Or ridding the world of pollution?

I can think of a hundred things that would change the world.

What would you do if you were in charge of the world for one day and one day only?