1 - Misery.

Stranger: hi
You: Hello; consider the state of the World.
Stranger: asl?
You: Now, what can you bring to reality?
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2 - Misery.

Stranger: hi
You: Hello, are you particularly interested in making the world a better place?
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3 - Misery.

Stranger: hi asL?
You: Grant immediate trust.
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4 - Hope.

You: If you go out and give someone a little of your time, you are helping them. Do you relate?
Stranger: yes
Stranger: ?
You: From personal experience, getting out and helping someone else can be seen as building communities.
Stranger: yes
You: There does not seem to be much concern for communities outside of private interests...
Stranger: ...
You: The unemployment rate may be up, but if one person devoted a little time to reach out to another human being, certainly, the world would be a better place...
Stranger: Yes.
Stranger: I do.
Stranger:
You: How can one build bridges and connect with others? Communicating your needs usually helps because anticipating needs is limited in observable phenomena.
You: What are some of your concerns?
Stranger: Our civilization collapsing. From a result of our economy, even that could be a long way ahead.
Stranger: America collapsing. Where nearly everybody is unemployed, and the crime rate goes up.
Stranger: America would be an unsafe place for us and our future.
You: It seems to be treasonous to consider changing the economy.
You: But what can one do besides smile and shake the hands of their neighbors?
You: Striving to be better people is too much to ask..
Stranger: It is?
Stranger: Well yes. For most people, you are right.
You: For some..
Stranger: Yes.
Stranger: So may I ask... what is this conversation all about?
You: It is only an attempt to see the upside with someone..
Stranger: Do you want me as an individual to contribute to my area and become.......
Stranger: Okay.
Stranger: I accept that
Stranger: How can I help?
You: Someone you may know that has some need they may not be able to accomplish on their own can use the help of other members in their community.
Stranger:
You: Re-building a fence, installing tiles, painting a house
Stranger: Oh, okay.
You: There are such organizations that charge money for these jobs, but where money isn't an intermediary, helping only makes a community stronger!
You: It's a great feeling to make new friends. Thank you for speculating these issues...
Stranger: No problem
Stranger: And I apologize from lack of knowledge...I'm only 14.
You: Thales of the pre-socratic era lacked knowledge, but he tried to think things out for himself. Though, it may not be the correct answer, sure enough Anaximander came around and philosophized what Thales could not.
Stranger:
You: (Albeit, the stars are not rings of fire with gas bursting out of the rims.)
Stranger: Haha
You: Perhaps it's time to eat! Goodbye, traveller...
Stranger: Goodbye
Stranger: This actually, made my day
Stranger: Thanks.