6.6 Billion People

That is how many people are on the earth – 6.6 billion. One third of them are in two countries, India and China.

When I look at this figure I wonder about my place in the whole scheme of things. I look at some people who have touched the lives of so many and I wonder how I can do the same.

Then I realize that my role may not be to touch the life of a great number. It may be only to be important to a few. In fact, nobody has the ability to reach everyone.

There is a feature in the magazine for our teachers’ federation. It asks a prominent Canadian who his favourite teacher was. While I may know the personality, I don’t know the teacher.

Not all of us are destined to influence the masses. That doesn’t mean that our contributions are meaningless. Even if we can make the life of one person better then it is all worth it. Who knows? Maybe that one person we are kind towards will be the one who will be important to many.

Make it a goal to do something nice to somebody every day. If everybody did this, wouldn’t the world be a better place? You can help start the revolution.

As the saying goes: “You may not be somebody to the world, but you may be the world to somebody.”