You may have been surprised to wonder, more than once, what role you play in this world and what contribution you can bring to make the world a better place. What is your purpose, what are the dreams that enliven you? What can you offer around to add value where you are? What skills do you have that you could put to work to help those around you?
The world doesn’t just need superheroes to save the planet, don’t imagine that you have to take very complex actions to feel that you are contributing. Most of the time, small things make a difference and we can contribute day by day through our actions and attention to the people around us, to the environment in which we live. I like to apply the theory of small steps that, done with perseverance, can contribute to better changes in the medium and long term.
How do I know how I can contribute and what I can offer the world? The first step is to ask yourself the question, to stop for a few minutes from all your activities and to give yourself time to think about this question. We all have our part of responsibility and our power to act when it comes to making a contribution to the environment in which we live.
We could pay more attention to the people around us, the people we pass in a hurry every time on our way. Let’s stop to say a warm hello to them, to ask them about their health, to make them laugh, to make them feel important, heard, seen.
We could share the cake we made with our neighbors or with the person selling newspapers on the street corner.
We could get involved in an association that aims to help disadvantaged families, we could cook for them, put our knowledge to work to help those less endowed than us.
We could come up with ideas for projects that have the role of improving life and the environment in the town or village where we live, we could dedicate two hours a week to meetings between members who are inspired by the same civic sense.
The world needs people like you, people who are willing to give their best, who want to get out of their comfort zone and who want to contribute to the society in which they live their daily lives.
Trust yourself and look inside yourself, you will discover an unsuspected potential waiting to be brought to light. You are able to positively influence the environment in which you live, you just have to understand that everything you offer (time, smile, encouragement, knowledge) will return to you and you will feed yourself. That’s how the laws of the universe work.
And you, what can you offer to the world?
