Making a Difference in the World

Every time I hear someone say they want to make a difference in the world, I laugh to myself. No one realizes how big of an impact they make every day. Every action you take influences someone in some way. Each breath you exhale helps trees and plants survive. Riding in a car, you are destroying the environment, contributing to global warming, and reducing the amount of fossil fuels on Earth at the same time. By throwing a piece of garbage out the window, you are contributing to greenhouse gases and destroying the environment.

Something that not many people realize is that everything you do on a daily basis changes the entire course of history. Throwing that one plastic cup out the window might kill thousands of trees in the long run. It might cause a species to become extinct. Maybe I am exaggerating, but that's something to think about.

Everyone wants to be a hero; everyone wants to be somebody. They want their name to be in big flashing lights on the Vegas strip for discovering the cure to cancer. In all reality, your chances of being widely famous aren't good. However, there are easy ways to make a smaller, yet respectable impact on many people's lives.

Making a difference in the world is such a vague phrase, in my opinion. There is an almost infinite number of ways the everyday average person can make a big impact on the world. Saying "Hi" or "Good Morning" to someone might not seem like a lot, but it might affect that person more than you think. Maybe that person is in a spell of terrible luck and is considering suicide. Saying a simple "good morning" to them might just save their life. The prevention of them committing suicide might stop another person from committing suicide, so on and so on. Every good action you take will cause another chain of good actions. Kindness goes a long way, so the next time you belittle someone, just think what kind of negative impact you are having on the world.

In my honest opinion, the best way to make a difference in the world is to be yourself, choose to love rather than hate, and be kind to everyone you come in contact with. Don't put people down just for the fun of it. Earn their respect and show them compassion. Be a leader and start a trend for the good of all people.

Go make a difference in the world.