I wish i could win the lotto or something so i would have the money to do something GREAT before im gone, like preserving acres for another national park or something like that. Anyone else feel that way?
2007-03-16 14:32:12 · 10 answers · asked by EAT! 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
oh yeah! i also feel the same. I want to start a drastic change! I want to make the world a better place to live.
I wanna be like a lotus - remaining beautiful even if it lingers in the filthy water of the pond; remaining radiant among the shadows of darkness. i wanna be a lotus - starting with one, and then eventually filling the pond with more
2007-03-16 15:44:19 · answer #1 · answered by hitherto 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know I want to make big changes in the world, but I don't think that money is necessary to do something great.. Just start off small and work your way up. If you're interested in preserving acres for a national park then get some sort of an organization going. Who knows what could happen..
2007-03-16 14:40:02 · answer #2 · answered by Yoya 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Waiting to win the Lotto to do something great for the world is like going to the loo only after you've wet yourself.
O.K. That's a really lousy simile. The point is, you don't need money to make a difference. You can make a difference in every single thing you do! What do you do for a living? There are occupations the whole point of which is to make the world a better place! From what you choose to drive to what you choose to eat, the cleaning products you use, the way you treat your neighbors, and so much more, affect the human, and earthly, condition.
So many people forget that the primary means humans employ in exerting influence is our own behavior. It costs nothing.
Gandhi didn't say we must "be the change we want to see in the world... after we win the lottery."
He said, "Be the change you want to see in the world."
So be it.
2007-03-16 17:12:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. My wife's always wanted an addition on our house and a separate garage for me. I'd spread the rest around. I'd re-top and totally upgrade every ball field in the county with Beam Clay ( major league infield clay). Build a convertible 8 lane 50 meter pool that would open in the summer and close in the winter centrally located so every kid in the county could swim any time they like. I'd donate all I could for Cancer, MS, heart disease, kidney disorders and eating disorders. With the remainder I'd train my own army to wipe out the needless killing in Africa.
2007-03-16 14:51:10 · answer #4 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of the historically important people aren't rich.
You wanna make a difference, all you need to do is get up and do something.
2007-03-16 15:45:37 · answer #5 · answered by Saffren 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would like to get bush outta office. =]]]]]
On a serious note, I would like to raise money and donate it to poor people. I would also like to sponsor people who find cures for cancer, aids, etc. Oh! And I would clean out the trashy parts of the big cities. Like give it a nice face lift. :)
2007-03-16 14:41:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeh, but it seems totally impossible to me. bad luck has stalked me like a black dog for the last couple of years. lost it all materially. heart surgery. hell, what can i do but try to be no more a burdenthan i already am.
2007-03-16 14:36:59 · answer #7 · answered by hillary c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many people who have done the greatest things started with no money... just get a dream, and do it
2007-03-16 14:35:47 · answer #8 · answered by shamus_jack 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Humans will be dead in about 1,000 years, so it's a waste of time.
Maybe 10,000, still a waste of time to me, I focus on myself.
2007-03-16 14:52:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think this forum is a good place to start.
2007-03-16 14:47:32 · answer #10 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋