Many of go through life unaware of the impact we make upon others. We get caught up in our own struggles, sometimes we just don't realize the way we touch others lives and perhaps end up shaping them.
This has come to light because of a book I am currently reading. the book is by William Shatner, and is part of the STAR TREK Academy series, "Collision Course". I have not finished the book yet, so you will have to wait for the review.
However the book made me think about my life, about how I have made an impact with people. some who I have known in the real world, and some whom I only know on-line through pages like this or Facebook or even Multiply.
How when we take five seconds to just talk with someone, who may not have expected that short chat, how that chat may change that persons' whole day.
Even more so, sometimes how we act, by believing in someone, especially if that person has been struggling in some regard, how our action of just being there can make a difference.
I know this is something we get reminded of at Christmas every year with films like "It's a Wonderful Life." or "Patch Adams" But in our daily lives, we forget how much we impact those around us.
We need to always be aware of the value we have to others, the small ways that we may change a persons' day... because no matter how bad it may seem to us, we have value and we impact the world without being aware of it.
Maybe we can't see it, or choose not to, because of the way we have been treated or the way we have lived. Yet we do matter and do make a difference. Something to remember no matter how bad the day may seem, we make a mark, we may be the one person who makes someone smile or see that they have value.
This has come to light because of a book I am currently reading. the book is by William Shatner, and is part of the STAR TREK Academy series, "Collision Course". I have not finished the book yet, so you will have to wait for the review.
However the book made me think about my life, about how I have made an impact with people. some who I have known in the real world, and some whom I only know on-line through pages like this or Facebook or even Multiply.
How when we take five seconds to just talk with someone, who may not have expected that short chat, how that chat may change that persons' whole day.
Even more so, sometimes how we act, by believing in someone, especially if that person has been struggling in some regard, how our action of just being there can make a difference.
I know this is something we get reminded of at Christmas every year with films like "It's a Wonderful Life." or "Patch Adams" But in our daily lives, we forget how much we impact those around us.
We need to always be aware of the value we have to others, the small ways that we may change a persons' day... because no matter how bad it may seem to us, we have value and we impact the world without being aware of it.
Maybe we can't see it, or choose not to, because of the way we have been treated or the way we have lived. Yet we do matter and do make a difference. Something to remember no matter how bad the day may seem, we make a mark, we may be the one person who makes someone smile or see that they have value.
