This is a little off topic from some of the previous replies but deals directly with the topic of the original post... Or so I hope.
I seem to have a similar problem in that I too seem to struggle daily with issues of how can I live happily with so many people suffering. Some days it gets so bad that I get depressed and distant with my friends. I've never been to any other countries, but I know if I did I'd probably have a very similar reaction as you, johnson102. I feel the same way anytime I read about genocide if the Sudan, or in Rwanda a few years ago.
This was one of the major reasons I started my own online publication, so that I could in some small way help these problems by making some people aware of them (not just the problems but the good things too) in the hope that maybe if more people were aware that more people would want to change things and act. It's not much but it makes me feel a little better that I can at least try to make a difference.
I don't know the answer to feeling bad about it, I am kind of glad that there isn't one because that way I'll be motivated to change the world. Hopefully this wasn't too off topic compared to the previous replies.
Take care,
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