You talk about the peace that comes with finding Real Love, but I don't see how I can ever ignore all this that's going on around me. Dear Amanda, 1. You simply can't take care of the whole world. You're not smart enough or strong enough. Every moment you spend being afraid is a potential moment of happiness wasted.
Happiness is the most valuable prize in life.
Fortunately, we can always choose to feel loved and to love others, in which case we will be happy. Or we can choose to be afraid and worry about everything, in which case we can only be unhappy. I live in the same world you do. The same murders, wars, and lying that are going on around you are happening around me. So far, you have chosen to be afraid, which will only make it possible for you to be unhappy for an entire lifetime.