So anyway...enough about the inspiring view...oh, and fyi this blog will be me just typing some thoughts as i think them with very little editing, so here goes:
Stories are great. They inspire me to do what i do--NO-- they inspire me to do more than what i think i can do. They push me to think outside of myself--out of my little world around me. They encourage me to be a better person; to be more than i am now.
Isn't that what we all want anyway? To be better today than we were yesterday? To be better tomorrow than we were today? Yeah, i think...i think that's what i want. but how?
how do we "become" better people? I think CS Lewis said the answer could be found in mere imitation...ie, a girl learns to become a woman by imitating her mother. An apprentice becomes master by imitating the master...etc.
this doesn't mean that you put up a front and act holy in front of certain people...it means that if you what to make a difference in your community, you imitate the people who are out there doing stuff--those getting their hands dirty. You get out from behind the TV and out on the streets. You get into your local after school program to volunteer, or go to a soup kitchen and serve meals. You get on the internet and do some research on good organizations to get involved with. Don't just give your money... be apart of what they're doing...invest in the future.
As you act you actually become a better person. You will start thinking different thoughts. Your dreams and passions will begin to change. The whole world starts to open up to you and life will look totally different. Your conversations will change. Your wants will change. You will realize things you thought you needed were really just wants...life will change...you will become different--BETTER!
ok, so after writing all of this...i kinda feel like the inspirational speakers that i like to make fun of...so i'll wrap this up...basically, it's really not that hard to make a difference.
It just requires a little action. Trust me, if a selfish and disorganized guy like me can do it, you can too.
1 comment:
David,
Thank you for this reminder that it is much easier than we think to get out there and make a difference. It is easy to get lost in self doubt, and think "if I only were this", or "if I only had that", then we could do something. But all it takes is one small step out of your comfort zone to serve others, and you will get hooked. Thanks for all that you are doing to make a difference.
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