The 2016 election was one of the craziest, most intense things I'll probably ever experience. Between the candidates and the general public, there was chaos throughout the country and it seemed like everyone was divided. I had hoped that this would all end after the election was all said and done, boy was I wrong.

In any election, it’s only natural that there will be plenty of people that like and don’t like each candidate. It’s also natural that people will fight for what they believe in, which is great because we deserve to have our voices heard. It's understandable why many people feel negatively about the country's current situation. If you feel like the country's going to improve, that's great too.

However, just because we all have different beliefs doesn't mean that we should allow ourselves to become divided and resort to violence and arguments.

Now, more than ever, it's very important that we work together and reunite ourselves. It's the only way that anything is going to be solved if we want to fix, save or whatever you feel we need to do to our country. How are we going to get anything accomplished if we're out destroying buildings that have nothing to do with the current President? What are we going to solve by going on social media and personally attacking each other?

If we want any issues resolved, we're going to have to choose to peaceful, intelligent conversation. Open minded discussions are the only way we'll get people to hear our side and even consider it. I feel like we could find compromise a lot easier if we started looking at how to fix the issues rather than telling people why their beliefs are wrong.

If you believe that the current administration doesn't care about the country, why not work to bring everyone together? I mean, someone's gotta care, right? Let that be you, inspire the change that you wish to see. Start by peacefully bringing awareness to issues of inequality and anything else plaguing our nation. Protest all you want. Make all of the Facebook and Twitter posts that you want. Comment on anyone else's posts that you want if you feel like you can help inform them. Just. Be. Peaceful.

Being peaceful and kind to one another and practicing love is the only way we're going to make it out of the next few years alive. Violence and arguments are only going to drive us away from each other and further divide the country. What kind of a country would we be if everyone completely hated one another?

If we really want what's best for this country, we need to do it by uniting and helping those around us, not dividing and bringing each other down. The President only lasts so long, but peace, love and kindness can last forever if we let them.