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Here’s how you cope with the evil and chaos in the world 

With all that’s going on in the world, you might find yourself being affected by all the evil going on.

I’m not immune to it, I’ve felt bad after seeing some of the awful things happen in the world recently, ie what’s happened in Gaza and the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

However, it’s best not to dwell on this and instead focus on the positive.

Never forget that life is a gift.

You and I need to make the most of it.

We shouldn’t spend any time feeling bad about our lives or the state of the world.

Instead we should spend time squeezing the juice out of our lives.

In my own life, I’ve found that the worst I feel is when I become closed in on myself.

That is to say, when I think only about myself and get caught up in my own thoughts and emotions and start to think about the sorry state the world is in ( the world is pretty incredible when you think about the good that’s happening).

To overcome these negative thoughts and feelings, I find it more helpful to engage in life, which can involve enjoying a hobby, spending quality time with family and friends, attending church, meditating, praying, or even going out of my way to help others (e.g., volunteering).

When you become engaged in life, you’re to a similar extent like a dog running after a ball.

Completely happy and submerged in the moment.

This is generally when we feel the happiest and where our best moments stem from.

“The glory of God is a human being fully alive!”- St. Irenaeus

Some other tips that help me are:

Not watching the news. 

Not getting involved in political drama and trying not to identify strongly with either side (i.e., our group vs your group, which fosters division).

Try to live a Christian life.

Try to be positive.

The best way to navigate testing times is by focusing on hobbies and projects, and acting morally and virtuously.

By doing so, we have something to work towards a reason for our being. To achieve something and to be of service to others.

For example, Viktor Frankl, the psychologist and author of Man’s Search for Meaning ( also a concentration camp survivor), focused on writing his manuscript for his book while a prisoner of war.

He also tried to help other prisoners who were unwell in the concentration camp.

This kept him going.

But it was when the prisoners viewed their lives as meaningless that they died the quickest.

A clear sign that a prisoner gave up on life is that he would choose to smoke his last cigarettes over trading them for soup and real nourishment.

When these prisoners lost their sense of hope and future, they were the quickest to die.

The bottom line 

In a sometimes corrupt, evil, and immoral world, we need to see the good in it and in others. We need to want to will the good in ourselves and others; we need to remain optimistic. Being grateful for our lives and what we have is the best way to combat a pessimistic attitude. 

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