Have you ever been anywhere that changed your view of the world?  

Whenever I'm with Mother Nature, this evokes a positive feelings in me and my view and perception becomes more positive. Nature has a calming effect on me that I could not deny. That's why when I feel so stressed out, I have to go somewhere quiet where I can have a breathe of fresh air and smell the verdant trees and mountains and touch the cool, clear water of springs and brooks. Happy mylotting.

Not in the same manner. A couple of years ago during an immersion program for a Theology course, my group was sent to live for a few days with a certain sector of the society - the disabled orphans. They weren't only disabled, they were also orphans! It seems like even their own families didn't want them. It changed my perception of "the poor" - it's not what you don't have materialistically (although they don't any to spare either), but it's the lack of love that you receive from mankind in general.

Ever since then, I've never said "it can't be worse than this" - because in some part of the world, it is.

Ive never felt it the same way as you, but a totally different way of viewing the world. I visited an old peoples home, old people who were left to the care of others by their children because they were too busy to look after them. One of them said, I raised 3 kids in a 2 room flat, and my children cant keep me with them in a 4 bedroom flat. It broke my heart, seeing the lost look in their eyes. They were sooo happy to have me visit them. Nobdy every visits us, was their lament. The love and affection that they bestowed on me was amazing. And children are losing all this because of their selfishness. I hated them at that moment. It was then that I changed my view of the world. I thought the world was a better place, but after that visit, I feel the world has a lot to change, for the old, neglected and orphans.

Yes. I visited a guy friend :0(not anything else!) in Utah. I drove around for awhile while he was busy at work. I saw the most beautiful mountain. It was very far in the distance, but it was purple in that light. With a snow capped top. It was quite the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. I would love to live in the state, and just worship those mountains... Climbing them might be fun too!

When I was sent here in Kuala Lumpur . . my life has changed because I became very independent for being away from my parent's comfprt zone. .

I think it's the university that change my view of the world.Actuall it's after the second month.Like many others I met my girl in a common tired politic couse.I was late as usual and just found a seat but when I settle myself I was shockede by the girl around me who was like from the other world ,I mean she's a girl with grace,childish,royal and so on .So after the course I asked her name and her phone number,and invite her to have a dinner of course in our school.She accepted happily .My actions during the dinner showed everybody that I wanna make friedns with her.It was a pleasent dinner after that I sent her to her dorm.I thought evething would be perfect but u know sometimes things just happened that just are out of your control .Uh...I don't wanna continue ,sorry guys.Coz I don't wanna abandon myself to such gloomy mood. And have a nice day!

Oh I loved Austin. I lived there for almost 4 years. Great great city. I really miss it there and would love to move back. One of the most open minded cities I have ever lived in, and laid back. Met the most pagans there too, more then anywhere else. And no one cared that you were pagan, well most people anyway lol, but didnt stare or anything like people do in other places. Loved the music there. Would have to say austin did that for me, specially moving from california lol. Though of course got stared at for that, until my girlfriend at the time, who is a texan, talked lol. Her family live up by Dallas, and for thanksgiving, after moving there, we were going up there, got a blow out on I35, changed the tire and limped into Waco, well one place was open, I started talking and the guy just stared at me, so she did and he immedietly was all nice and helping lol.

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