serious answers please. What have you done to change the world?

Question

Life reveals purpose, purpose requires action, and action promotes change.

You don't have to be famous, or have alot of money to change the world. It starts with a desire to make yourself a better person. Love, charity, compassion, respect, and selflessness, are all characteristics that can promote change.

So ask yourself what contribution have I given to the world.
We can all complain about the state that our world is in....but what have we done to fix it?

I you wonder what i have done...look at my blog. I am trying also.

Answer 1

Fed the hungry
Nursed the ill
Sheltered the homeless
Encouraged the downtrodden
Spoke up for the one with no voice
Befriended the lonely

Lead three little girls into womanhood who do likewise.
Maybe this did not change the world but it made a difference to those we aided.

Answer 2

I like to think i have contributed in a few ways. The first is energy use. This is helping environmentally. My carbon footprint is pretty small im sure. I don't own a car - I cycle everywhere and if I cannot I catch the bus. I always make sure my electricity use is at the bare minimum and any appliance I buy must be energy efficient. I try to buy food grown in the UK (thus reducing transport emissions) and I have only ben abroad a couple of times. Although these may not be deemed a 'contribution' pe se, I believe my actions are contributing to a better environment for all of us.

Charity wise, I have been on an international missionary scheme to Africa to help support a village of people. I also believe my actions have not only helped people in that village, but also those around me who heard my story when i returned.

Although I dont contribute too much financially to charities, this is mainly because, as a student, I cannot feasibly do that. However, I have offered my time previously with the church and university, helping voluntarily with lots of different things to improve the welfare and general happiness of people around me.

Gee, all this makes me sound like a saint. I really am not but I like to think I have left my mark on such a stained world...

Answer 3

Often you can help bring about change by what you DON'T do.

Don't buy goods manufactured in countries where the majority of work is done in sweat shops. Don't buy tuna that isn't "dolphin friendly." Don't buy from supermarkets that are involved in strike-breaking. Don't invest in companies that have questionable human rights records.

Encourage others to do the same. Become a conscientious consumer. Write letters. Attend rallies and protests. Take the time to sign petitions (if you understand what the petition proposes and you agree with it).

Try purchasing used and recycled products, rather than new ones.

Keep an open mind - sometimes people looking to make a change for the better embrace causes or individuals which are questionable at best.

And finally, judge yourself and your friends by the same moral, ethical and legal standards which you judge your adversaries.

And never, ever give up.

Do I do all of this? Yes. Do I occasionally fall short? You bet.

Answer 4

My philosophy in life is to contribute to this world, without the recognition. I try small things like donating things that i can to charity. We were all born for a purpose may be it might not be changing a life or anything like that. It is something complex. We all have done something. Maybe something small but in the end it all adds up.

Answer 5

I chose the profession of a Registered Nurse to make a contribution to our global societies. Nurses provide many different disciplines that offer succor and information to the persons requiring the data. Teaching is a large part of nursing, caring touch is very important to the healing process, active listening results in understanding not only the physical disorder, it provides valuable clues concerning the mental state of the person. Overt rescue tendencies are not necessary for one to choose nursing as a profession. It is a very marketable degree, as well as providing one with a sense of purpose.

Answer 6

I have formed an on-campus gay support group at a Roman Catholic college (in the 1970s).

I have worked on a gay hotline to help people who were having trouble coming out (also in the 1970s).

I have spoken in churches, schools, and to graduate students about issues of homosexuality and mental health.

I have spent 25 years in a career in mental health, including working at a homeless shelter, runaway youth and other at-risk youth programs, drug & alcohol programs, rape crisis center, women's domestic violence program, etc.

I have sung in 3 gay choruses, performing across the country, and also conducted a small gay men's chorus in rural New England for 3 years.

I have written several pieces for publication promoting gay and lesbian marriage rights, and have contributed thousands of dollars toward that cause.

I have been a regular United Way contributor, giving thousands over the years.

Answer 7

Since I'm my father's girl, I'm sure I can do something.
When I was a baby, everyone said I looked like 'the most dominating baby" and 'She's going to save the world"

I haven't really done enough to save the world, but I'm not even 20 yet. 2.5 more months. Oh my goodness...

Answer 8

I fail miserably in this endeavor, but I try to change the world through love.

I volunteer with youth, show up every week, and just try to show them that someone loves them. I listen to their stories, play games with them, go to their sports games, try to remember their birthdays, and give them advice when they ask for it.

I've been doing this for 8 years or so now and have had the privilege to see young people develop into terrific young adults, who volunteer of their time to invest into other young kids.

I hope that these kids have had a better youth experience as a result of my efforts. I have grown to love them dearly, and will continue to keep tabs on them as they move on through life.

Answer 9

I sponsor kids in third world countries so they may get an education. In addition to extra food they get school supplies and uniforms. One way to break the cycle of poverty is through education.

Answer 10

If according to your definition self-improvement amounts to changing the world, then I've done alot by learning to reason.