I volunteer with the hungry, the homeless, the addicted, and animals in need. These things keep me grounded to understand that even though my personal life is good, and my financial status is good, not everyone is as fortunate as me. Everything I'm content with now could be lost tomorrow.
I also stay involved in local politics which keeps me knowledgeable about the corruption involved. This gives me the opportunity to call to task the local elected people.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.