Goofing around at home while people face different realities in war torn Afghanistan & poverty in Africa

In western countries most of us goof around and don’t take things too seriously. Let’s face it we have it pretty good with few or any real worries or hardships. So we pretty well do what ever we want and like me can become pretty Off the Wall! My generation has never faced a War where our country was in danger so we had to join the military. Most of us have never encountered a major disaster, epidemic, hurricane, earthquake, tornado, drought, floods, famine, etc where people are like starving and sick. We hope it never happens however if a person were to experience such an event it may make us a better person.
I’ve heard things from my son which he saw and experienced in his tour of duty in Afghanistan. It forces a kid to grow up quickly and is something they don’t forget as well it makes them appreciate life and what they have back home.
I may never experience war but I’m hoping to experience other types of problems facing people in poor countries when I travel to Kenya to volunteer. I’m sure we'll see and experience things in the people's lives which we’d want to improve. We may not be able to make an impact to the entire region but if we can contribute to one village at a time then we’ll have done our job. What we'll bring back is our experiences and like the soldiers realize that we have it pretty good at home!!