I'm Not Going To Change The World

I have never really thought about my life as being something that was going to be important. In fact, I've come to the conclusion my life is anything but important. But the truth is I've come to accept this. Before you go jumping on me and arguing otherwise, let me explain slightly why I'm accepting this.

First of all, I'm old enough now that I have to admit I'm not likely to go on any world changing adventures. Unlike hobbits who live many years, or elves or dwarves...us mere humans have a much lower mortality age. We don't live as long so if we want an adventure it's expected that we do it while we're young, before our bones begin to creak, or hair silver. When a human gets old, we're not nearly as likely to adventure well.

Then there's the matter of freedom. I've gotten to the point where I honestly feel caged. Being caged doesn't really give any of us a chance to actually explore or create freely. Instead we're trapped in the views that others have projected upon us. I've been trapped so long I can honestly say I feel as though I have forgotten who I wanted to be.

Money is also something people use to cause change. I must admit to you, I have very little and what I do have isn't really going to make any mind boggling changes to the world. So it appears that philanthropy is something that I'll have to leave to other people.

But while I am accepting all this, I do know something deep in my heart. While I may not be able to change the world, I can change how someone else sees it. I can offer positivity, and encouragement to those who need it. I don't have to let my place in what appears to be the hierarchy of the world be the definition of who I am.

Instead, I can choose to define myself. Letting my definition inspire others. Maybe not world changing, but if it helps one person to find true happiness, that's all that's going to matter in the end.