I used to be comfortable with not contributing to society. I trusted that other people had things under control and that they genuinely wanted to do what they were doing. It was their path or their calling… it just wasn’t for me, I had enough going on in my world.
After a series of consecutive life lessons, I realized that people contribute to society because they care about the greater good for everyone. Those people are in service of others and they care about making the world a better place. Those people are generous and admired for the value they create in the world, and that I valued their contribution. Those people helped make my life better, and most of them didn’t even know it.
What if those people had been just like me? What if they were so wrapped up in their world, that they weren’t contributing to society either?
What kind of world would we live in if everyone only cared about their own?
That’s when I started to change my ways.
This morning I was asking myself, “how can I bring more value to the people around me?”
When I realized the question I was asking, I thought about the person I used to be and I smiled. I now feel obligated to do my part to make the world a better place. This is a much happier and fulfilling space to be in.
What if nobody cared to make the world a better place?