阿婆the GM - paper vulture ;

How would I change the world for the better? It's a touchy topic; one that requires in-depth thinking and that is not me. I do think, of course. But I believe strongly, that the first thing on your mind is what's should be penned down. For this, I could talk about how I can do my part as a resident of this earth. I could conserve water, I could use less paper to save the trees, I could refuse to use the pretty bag made from crocodile skin.

I could go on forever on how to save the world, but frankly, am I saving the world? I'm tired of the clichéd speeches and homespun logic. We keep hearing, "A small part from everyone makes a big difference." True that we can only play a minor role in the whole make-the-world-a-better-place act, and even truer that it requires all of us to even make a dent. How then, is it my effort - and mine alone - that the world will change for the better? It's not nice to share credit with billions other people.

Then I realised: As selfish as it sounds, my world is the world. Isn't it? For THE world to be better, I could start by making MY world work. I would live my life again. I would confess to my first love in kindergarten, I would play as hard in Primary School; I would study even harder for O'level. Even now, I can picture the world becoming a better place than when I am cutting down on my shower time.

We can all change the world for the better. And we can start by being practical, by being honest to ourselves.

# posted by brenda : 11:23 PM