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We all desire to do more. There really aren’t many people who walks through life and chooses not to improve society. We might not want to be Mother Theresa, but we would like to see a better tomorrow than was today. It is a virtue that we are naturally born with. It might be a flaw that evolution hasn’t corrected yet, but right now we want to make the world a better place.
The problem is that there are so many damn people problems in the world. What can we actually do? I’m not a superhero who can stop the genocide in Darfur. I’m not a millionaire who can help out the bankrupt amusement park owner who turned our city around. I can’t even stop time to help guide a lost stranger to his destination. I want to do something, but I dont have the time/resources/initative/skills/power/influence/income/ability/charisma/personality/../../.. to do what is required to affectively change the world.
I am not alone in this but maybe I am looking at it wrong. We don’t have to change the world. I do not know anyone who has the capabilities to change the world, but everyone I know has a desire to do it. There are simple things that I can do to improve my world. We all have the capabilities to change our world. If I changed my world and you changed your world by following these 5 simple things then our world will be changed and over time we would have changed the world.
Change Your World
- Drop Your Change in the various charity buckets at McDonalds, Wal-Mart and your local gas stations
- Allow others ahead of you in line, on the road or walking in a door
- Help clarify an issue for a confused stranger or coworker
- Even if you are incredibly busy, stop what you are doing to look the individual talking to you in the eye.
- Ask your casual acquaintances, “How are you doing?” Then when they give any of the convential answers, ask them again “Really, how are you doing?”
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While these things don’t necessarily have a large impact on the world, I think your post is right on. Every little thing that we all do, no matter how small, can help improve the world around us slowly. It all adds up. And you never know when that kind gesture you make will inspire someone else to go out of their way to do something positive.
I touched on this potential “viral” spreading of goodness and happiness in my post Spreading the Plague. I’d appreciate your comments if you have some time.
Yes, I totally agree. You never know how much it can mean to someone to take two seconds out of your life to ask someone how they are doing, hold a door open, etc. We are far too stressed and hurried these days, and these small acts of kindness can mean the world to some people. Nice post!!
Cool message.
I guess you’ll like my diary..
See ya