Often people demonstrate because too little is being done andthe government is losing credibility, in the economic and social crisis.

I live in the city of Mexico, where everyday life presents a new challenge. Nonetheless, I believe in a united world and in the ideal of universal fraternity.

So I know that change must start with me; I can’t wait for others to make the first move, not even the authorities.

I have been offered drugs several times andpeople have robbed me for money. I even responded to these peoploe with a smile. Sometime ago, on my way home after school, a young man came up to me and asked for a cigarette; just then the police arrived to pick us up. He had drugs in his pocket and I had only books in my backpack. They started beating him while the other policeman put a gun tomy head and asked me where I had drugs. When they were gone, I helped the young man to his feet and gave him the little money I had.He gave me a hug and told me:do you realise that this money means that my family will eat something today? I saw that these people need something they have not got, or have simply grown up in a difficult family and society. A small act of love can do a great deal of good that we can’t always see.

Though I can do very little, I try to see my neighbors and the people on the street with new eyes. Together with other friends, I want to make a concrete contribution: so on March 20, the youth who belong to the Movement for Unity in Politics and other organizations met at the Mexican Senate to spend a day with the politicians on dialogue, which is very important in a world that wants to listen.

I believe that a united world is possible.