as an individual are you insignificant
2006-12-15 09:10:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I will give it a good go
2006-12-15 09:16:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
But doesn't it depend on who to? I have two beuatiful children who have autism. I can make a difference to their lives, because I can raise them to be happy individuals with a good sense of worth so they don't feel the slights of this world so much.
In the grand scheme of life I might not wage wars or pass laws and it is true that the world does not revolve around one person so no single person is all important, but no-one is insignificant entirely. Otherwise none of us would have a significant other.
2006-12-15 17:16:16 · answer #2 · answered by Oldgirl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
On what scale? On a personal level, I've changed the lives of dozens of people.
On a literally universal level, the entire planet could rouse itself to act as a singular force, and we wouldn't have the slightest effect.
Assuming, though, that you're asking if I can make a significant difference in large-scale society, yes I can. I'm two or three standard deviations above average intelligence, and I've been told by several professors that I'm a "profoundly gifted" writer. They assure me that when I'm published, I'll find an audience. If I have an audience, and even a fraction take my words to heart, then I've made a difference.
2006-12-15 17:22:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rosa Parks - she made a difference just by sitting down in a bus!
You are insignificant until you decide not to be.
2006-12-15 17:22:48 · answer #4 · answered by totnesmartin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A good question. "It's a Wonderful Life" answers it. I feel that anyone can make a difference. If you were not here. You would not have written this. I would not have answered it. I would have quit and taken my dog outside. The nutcase next door is due home any minute, he could have run over her. I would have crippled him for doing it. He would be out of work, his wife and children would be destitute. They would have to move to another area of town, where they might be robbed and killed. So you just saved acouple of lives.
2006-12-15 17:19:35 · answer #5 · answered by Jimfix 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure I think anyone can make a difference but some people are destined to be more impactful than others. Something as simple as an encouraging word can impact someones life like you wouldn't believe.
2006-12-15 19:41:30 · answer #6 · answered by babeejazzy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i work reasonably high up in a organization and i am beginning to worry the way history portrays people i have met a lot different to how i know them. we forget the true person very quickly and only ever talk about them as if they were bit difficult or quite when they were utter bastards that everybody hated they just had money and influence or they were charismatic
2006-12-15 17:16:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heat up water over a slow flame and it might feel like a pointless waste of energy, as it takes forever, but as it gets to boiling point, things start to happen. Our energy is never wasted in the pursuit of a goal, it all leads us forward, however slow.
2006-12-15 17:26:21 · answer #8 · answered by Chubby 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't make a difference, but I'll tell you who HAS.
That guy that invented the pet rock. He made a million dollars. Damn, what a good idea.
Also, that really nice person who all the ladies love...oh what the hell was his name? Oh, yeah, RICHARD SIMMONS.
He made a difference. After seeing him prance around like an asshole in his leotard I shot myself in the face.
I'm now dead.
Oh, Charles Manson also made a difference, but I think people aren't too happy with him.
GEORGE BUSH SUCKS.
2006-12-15 17:21:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
well i make a difference to my family , my friends and all the people i know so thats really a great signifigance.
i know i dont have to become a world leader to influence the world.
2006-12-15 17:16:25 · answer #10 · answered by ciaragw 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋