I Want to Make a Difference In the World
We have all sat around with friends and family and discussed what we feel are the major issues in the world. This might be poverty, environment, health or injustices in the world for example.
It's very easy to sit around and 'put the world to rights' but then feel it's impossible to make a meaningful difference because we're just one person or the problem would need so much money spent on it we couldn't possibly make that meaningful difference.
Two quotes stick with me when I find myself feeling despair at what I could possibly do to make a positive change in the world. One is from Ghandi and the other from Michael Jacksons song man in the mirror.
Ghandi said: Whatever we do in life will be insignificant but it's really important that we do it, because no one else will.
In Jacksons song he says: I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
(If you wanna make the world a better place)
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
(Take a look at yourself, and then make a change)
According to google in 2016 the U.K. Population was 65.64million.
These quotes and fact about U.K. says to me we can make a difference and change something if we do our own small part for something we believe in.
Next time you sit with friends and family and discuss the issues facing the world take a moment to discuss what actions you could take to make a small step towards making a change. If you can afford a lot of time or money that is amazing if you can't and only a small amount of time or money is practical that is just as amazing and important.
Today I'm asking you to be the difference you want to see in the world
It's very easy to sit around and 'put the world to rights' but then feel it's impossible to make a meaningful difference because we're just one person or the problem would need so much money spent on it we couldn't possibly make that meaningful difference.
Two quotes stick with me when I find myself feeling despair at what I could possibly do to make a positive change in the world. One is from Ghandi and the other from Michael Jacksons song man in the mirror.
Ghandi said: Whatever we do in life will be insignificant but it's really important that we do it, because no one else will.
In Jacksons song he says: I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
(If you wanna make the world a better place)
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
(Take a look at yourself, and then make a change)
According to google in 2016 the U.K. Population was 65.64million.
These quotes and fact about U.K. says to me we can make a difference and change something if we do our own small part for something we believe in.
Next time you sit with friends and family and discuss the issues facing the world take a moment to discuss what actions you could take to make a small step towards making a change. If you can afford a lot of time or money that is amazing if you can't and only a small amount of time or money is practical that is just as amazing and important.
Today I'm asking you to be the difference you want to see in the world
