Cliché maybe?

This one may be a little jumbled, I started one, and chose to save it for another day. I'm indecisive and I've got a head cold. So thanks for sticking with me and my ramblings.

Recently I've had some friends and family affected by unexpected hardships. This raised a question when one of them was told to expect and prepare for something no one is ever prepared for. How is it possible to be prepared to have time to solve an issue no one can ever expect to happen?
This is one that I'm not sure I'll ever get answered. I don't want to live in a world where it is expected of me to be prepared for the unexpected. If I'm too busy expecting the unexpected, I'm not truly living. I would rather cherish every moment while I have it. 

When hardships fall on us, we should be able to reach out to those that care for us. We should be able to count on our jobs to still be there when we have solved the problem. We go to work when we're sick. When we get there we are shamed for being there, knowing full well that if we hadn't been there we could face punishment or termination. We live in a world where everyone is replaceable. In the blink of an eye our jobs will have been filled. Or they will remain empty and those we've left behind are left to pick up the slack. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I see an injustice, I want to fix it. I want to fight for that person. I want to make it right for them. I'm not so sensitive that I'm easily offended, but I am sensitive enough to know right from wrong. When we laugh at an image online, thinking the person in it will never see us laughing. We excuse our racism, our sexism, as humor or simply "how things used to be". Exactly. That's how things used to be, that is not how things are now. Our world is evolving and we need to evolve along with it, or be left behind.We need to help others along the way. If you see someone struggling, help them or simply be there for them. Life is bigger than you and me. Its all of us and everything that happens everyday all over the world. We need to present in the lives of those we care about. Call your grandparents. Call your parents. Call your siblings. While you still can. Hold your loved ones close when they are affected by tragedy. Do more than just exist in this world. Be a contributing member of society. Help those around you deal with life. Ask for help when you need it. I've always thought the quote "Be the change you wish to see in the world" was a little cliché, but as I've gone on through life I realize it isn't. Change always starts somewhere. Let that change be you.

I am constantly evolving into a better version of myself,  I hope that the changes I choose to make make for a better everyday life for my posterity. I used to live for tomorrow, for something better. I can't continue to live for a better tomorrow without changing my today.  No one knows for certain what will come of us in the end. It isn't our beginning or our end that matter, its what happens in between.