I was going to write about a freaking red cup this week.

Because the "War on Christmas" has taken over The United States.

And then something world-changing happened in France. And Lebanon.

In Paris, there are 129 people dead, according to CNN. ISIS is claiming responsibility for the act of war. In fact, they are calling this attack the "first of the storm," according to ABC.

Similarly, according to BBC, ISIS is taking responsibility for attacks in Lebanon as well that left more than 200 people wounded.

Suddenly, the stupid red cup didn't seem important anymore. Nothing seemed important anymore, except for one thing: solidarity.

A friend of mine told me that Glenn Beck had referred to this attack at the beginning of another world war. I can't verify that statement, but when looking to see what the TV host has been saying on social media, I found this: "The world has changed tonight."

This is not the first time I have heard these words in such context, but I sincerely hope it is the last.

I've seen countless pictures comparing France's response to 9/11 and our response to the ISIS attack, and as an adult, it means so much more to me. Now I understand hatred. I understand war. I'm used to those things. I wasn't in 2001.

But it made me think. So many people know war on this planet. So many people know terror. So many people live in war zones. I don't.

And it's truly a horrific thing to think about, how normalized unrest is in our lives. And how often we perpetrate it without even knowing it. When such overtly traumatic things happen in this world, we stand together. We use the phrase "We are all French," and post filters of the French flag on our Facebook profiles.

We show support and offer assistance in any way we can, and it's inspiring and amazing. When something so awful happens, I will never cease to be amazed at how much love is spread in the world.

But what happens next month when we settle and our Facebook pictures go back to normal, and we continue on our cycle of unrest?

This time needs to be different. Yes, we are all French today. But more importantly, we are all human. And together, with the same amount of love and support we are showing today, we can change this.

It is time to change things. It is time to show how much love exists in this world over how much hatred. So please, go out and spread love and hope and peace. But not just for the short term, make it a long term effort.

We are all human. And we can all make a change.