Is the world changing for the better?

The world has definitely changed for the last centuries, but this change was
more visible in the last decades. We must realize that those changes happened
in two distinguish ways: one that involved social change, a change of groups of
people and laws and a more personal one which refers to our personalities and
behavior. No matter which one we refer to, they both changed a lot so our world
is a continuous transformation which may be considered good on one hand, but
no that benefic on the other hand.
I believe that the social changed is a good change and has transformed the world
for the better. Now people respect each other more and realize the importance of
others work. More right have been adopted and people are more likely to be
solidary one with each other, aspect revealed in many crisis situations. Equality
and liberty are more common now, although there still are exceptions. Black men
fought for their freedom and they have it now; women fought for their equality
and they have it now. Those are just a couple of examples of the power of
transformation. No matter what we do, things are already moving and more
countries and people decided to take what they deserve. People realized their
power and that makes them fight for all kind of rights and that leads to major
transformation. As much as I am concerned, this is a good transformation for the
world as things go to unity, equality and freedom.
On the other hand, there is the personal change. Even if we dont want to
change, the environment we live in makes us transform all kind of little habits
and thoughts. We dont think the way people in the 90s did and the next
generation wont think the same way we do. This kind of change is more subtle
and more difficult to be generalized. However, I think that most of the people lost
a lot of their social skills and they are more likely to get depressed. Depression is

a new disease and is due to the change in our behavior and expectances. The
more we want, the more likely to get depressed that we dont get what we want.
Those personal changes are not good for our health, both physical and mental so
I believe that the way we act in our daily routine hasnt changed for the better.
Although we have better jobs and we are better paid than people a century ago,
we are more stressed by our jobs and social expectations; we simply started to
live for others and their wishes.
Nowadays, the world is, in my opinion, on a generally good pathway, fighting
against starvation and promoting peace, although not all of our wishes can come
true. Despite this, our personal development has changed for worst and as the
world change cannot be discussed only on one side, deciding if the world is
transforming for the better is a difficult task and this should be judged by the
future generations who will be able to see the whole picture, not just the current
situation.