Can one person change the world?
We always wonder if our actions in our life will make a difference in the world. I was watching the TV show House the other day and they were treating a retired cancer researcher, who left her job to pursue happiness. She was asking her doctor if he were happy, and he talked about that on his death bed, he wanted to look back on his life and feel like he made a difference, and she responded that the day you die is only one day, and you should focus on doing things that are worthwhile all the other days in your life. This scene reminded me of The Help, as well as this blog prompt.
It is easy to argue that everything you do affects and changes the world, or that the world never changes, no matter what you, the world won't change. I believe that we can change the world by doing good things in our every day lives. By random acts of kindness, or by devoting to and loving other people, and thus making a difference in their lives.
Aibileen is making a difference in the way the cares for Mae Mobley. She is raising Mae in her image, and working hard every day to make sure that she gets the love and affection she needs in order to grow into a kind individual. She is making a difference in the way that Mae will see and feel about African American people, and that means a lot during that time period. Aibileen hopes that when Mae grows up that she will not be as racist and indifferent as her mother. She wants Mae to care about other people and the things that are important, instead of being insecure and petty like her mother.
By making a difference in Mae's life, and also in the lives of those around her, Aibileen is changing the world.
We always wonder if our actions in our life will make a difference in the world. I was watching the TV show House the other day and they were treating a retired cancer researcher, who left her job to pursue happiness. She was asking her doctor if he were happy, and he talked about that on his death bed, he wanted to look back on his life and feel like he made a difference, and she responded that the day you die is only one day, and you should focus on doing things that are worthwhile all the other days in your life. This scene reminded me of The Help, as well as this blog prompt.
It is easy to argue that everything you do affects and changes the world, or that the world never changes, no matter what you, the world won't change. I believe that we can change the world by doing good things in our every day lives. By random acts of kindness, or by devoting to and loving other people, and thus making a difference in their lives.
Aibileen is making a difference in the way the cares for Mae Mobley. She is raising Mae in her image, and working hard every day to make sure that she gets the love and affection she needs in order to grow into a kind individual. She is making a difference in the way that Mae will see and feel about African American people, and that means a lot during that time period. Aibileen hopes that when Mae grows up that she will not be as racist and indifferent as her mother. She wants Mae to care about other people and the things that are important, instead of being insecure and petty like her mother.
By making a difference in Mae's life, and also in the lives of those around her, Aibileen is changing the world.
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