I had a great Skype call with a couple of good friends in Australia yesterday.
We were talking about how someone could make a difference in the world .....and the question came up about how much difference could one individual make?
Not the kind of unusual 'stand above the crowd' individual who writes books, introduces new concepts and inventions, makes their mark as a politician, artist, musician or whatever...but just a regular sort of person...who believes in the bright side of life, wants a more humane future and who constantly makes a stand to be the best person they can be.....
I asked the question, do we need a context in which to be effective..whether that is one's family, work or being part of some kind of team or project .....a place to share the best of one's self and be a positive influence ?
The more I thought about it, the less comfortable I became with the question in the first place!!
A different view picture formed up in my mind..... which linked to some other thoughts.
Each person alive is a citizen of life .... lives , breathes and radiates into the air that we all breathe and share. So, whatever any individual does...whether as part of a bright regenerative quality kind of influence, or someone who adds to a degenerative curve of lessening value and humanity .....then of course we all make a difference simply by being alive.
I found that a very cheerful and encouraging thought!
After the call, I went out to do some gardening and the thought process continued....I could be out there just weeding away in my own little world, or go out there, conscious that I am a citizen of the world...and not living in isolation.
It was a great experience....bringing me closer to home with myself on the one hand but with a real feeling of expansion and belonging, being a part of something bigger, on the other!
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