Hurricanes, mass shootings, terrorism, and politics are all we heard about in the news this past month. Currently, no matter what station you’re watching, you’re bound to hear something about President Trump’s latest tweets, Las Vegas, or the hurricanes. It seems like a terrible world out there, and it can be. The news needs to realize the world isn’t only filled with bad news. Good things happen every day.

The Las Vegas massacre was something everyone sees as a truly terrible affair, and while it was horrendous, there was a plethora of heroes that went unrecognized. Many people don’t know there was a man named Jonathan Smith, who saved at least 30 people. Once he heard the gunshots, he immediately told people to run, and that saved their lives. This man was willing to save other people before himself, even with a family at home. That is selflessness.

Another bit of good to come out of the tragic Las Vegas massacre was the vigil on Huntington Beach Pier. On October 8th, citizens of the Los Angeles area gathered to honor the victims killed and wounded during the shooting. They said each victim’s name one by one and hugged and cried with eachother. People may say the vigil is depressing and it isn’t happy news, but it really is positive. Hundreds of people in Huntington and thousands gathering all across the state of California just to spread a little love to these victims is an amazing thing.

Smith and the people of California aren’t the only ones showing examples of  amazing people among a cruel world. With the natural disasters occurring, many people have come together to help those affected. From celebrities who have donated millions, to people who donate a dollar, people are pitching in to help. Yes, the hurricanes have caused great destruction and have ruined many people’s lives, but people from all corners of the earth are working to put these lives and homes back together. People from all over the world are praying and donating to these victims, something that rarely happens.

Ultimately, there’s good people who make the world a good place, even if the news doesn’t acknowledge it. Anchors and producers need to see the good coming from selfless people. They need to ignore the hate and spread the good. It’s a scary and terrible world if that’s the only thing we see.