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No, I am not trying to win some DU popularity contest :)
This is a post about YOU.
WE can all make a difference in someone's life.
WE have the power to do something positive and worthwhile each day. Whether it be with family, friends, our neighbors, the homeless, whatever.
We don't need to wait on congress to make everything right legally. The real power has always been in our hands to do good. One person at a time.
Each action we take in life can make the life of someone else better - or worse.
We can abuse, ridicule, etc, or we can love and build up others.
That even goes for here on DU - we can choose to attack others, or educate them civilly as to our views. We can run people off with ridicule, or realize that sometimes they are down and out and just need someone to understand - even if we disagree, we can do it in a constructive way.
YOU DO MATTER - a lot more to people than you may realize. A kindly kick or recommend may make someone's bleak night a better one. And you may never know it.
Don't ever think you or your actions/posts don't matter. They do.
They got me through some damned rough times, as they have done others. And your life is important and meaningful, because you can and surely have touched others in a way that has made their life better. Even when you may have done things that hurt people, you have surely done things to help others as well. And I have hurt plenty of people in my life.
DU is group therapy, and in some ways so is life outside of DU.
No one is perfect - FORGIVE yourself for past mistakes, and focus on the future good you can accomplish. You cannot fix the past, you can shape the future though in a positive way.
You made a difference in Andy's life, and others on here too numerous to mention, who have since passed on. You are here when people lose loved ones or have sick family members.
It is almost like a church ;) Instead of Rod Parsley we got Skinner though :) (sorry, couldn't resist!)
So if you are down and out, just remember - you have made someone's life a little better by being yourself.
Peace out.
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