Let Peace Begin with MyLot Friendships

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It's easy to take friends for granted. I don't want to take you for granted. You have cheered and encouraged me when I've been down. You have given me advice when I've asked for it. You have shared important things you've learned or suffered and you've also shared your joys and celebrations. You have enabled me to reach across oceans and continents to meet you just by connecting with me here. Many of us have heard or sung the song, "Let There be Peace on Earth and Let it Begin with Me." I believe peace will come as individuals across the world get to know each other as people instead of believing stereotypes portrayed in media or on film. I need to understand your daily life and you mine. I want to know what motivates you and share what motivates me. Each of us is influenced by our geography, religion, economic status, and political environment, but that does not mean we can't learn to understand and appreciate each other. MyLot provides a "safe" environment to get to know each other and make friends across all of what might otherwise be barriers. Have your myLot friendships helped you understand people better who have a different environment or perspective? Have you been able to learn from others here whom you might disagree with? Have you changed your mind about anything because of something someone shared here? Have you discovered something you didn't know you had in common with someone who lives across the world from you? Have you learned something new about another part of the world because you've been here? How have myLot friendships changed your life? Thank you to all the myLot friends who interact with me regularly. You've helped me understand the world and my own life better.