I believe ever person needs to see something like I saw while being in the Dominican Republic. They need to see that people who have extremely less than we do are happy and grateful for the little things they do have. Coming home I realized that so many people are grumpy and rude and they have way more than what is necessary to live a stable life. But in the United States, many people just want more and more and they are not content. This is really sad and that's why they need a reality check of how a lot of the world is living and to see how fortunate they are to have what they have.
When telling stories about my experience to people I told them that where we were staying was very touristy. I made sure to emphasize that fact that it was like the road was the divide of two different worlds at times. The ocean side of the road was money and wealthy with vacationers while the other side was many locals who did not have a lot of money and were in extreme poverty. It was crazy to see two extremes so close together, just separated by the road. But one things that I learned is that its not what you have and all the luxurious things you buy that make life great, but the people and experiences that fulfill it.