The Power of Us (个体的力量).doc

The Power of Us Sometimes I think that if I could change the world, and run everything the way I want, then the world would be a better place. Im a good guy. I have good intentions. I want the best for everyone; so it sounds like a good plan, right? Why not just make me the king of the world? I would have the smartest people in the world serving in my cabinet to solve all the important issues that I dont know much about. The rest will work itself out. The truth of the matter is that weve all had that thought in our minds at one point or another. Its our egos natural yearning. If only I got my way. If only I ruled the world. An even greater truth is that none of us is going to become the king of the world anytime soon. It would probably be a very lonely job, anyway. Too many responsibilities, too much on one persons shoulders. So how do we go about changing the world if we dont have supreme reign over everything? The bad news is that its still our individual responsibility. Despite not being the kings of the world, the changes we make as individuals can and will impact the rest of the world if executed with great precision and passion. Where We Make the Most Impact I am convinced that we can create the most change in the world by concentrating our resources where we can have the most potential impact. This focus, unlike spreading our resources thin, allows us to have a more direct impact on individuals. The part of the world in which we make the most impact, whether we like it or not, is within our families and small circles of friends. We may be successful in converting our family into believers, and they may even turn out to be our biggest group of supporters, or not. The point, however, does not lie in the way they treat us, but rather its in our behavior, and the actions we exhibit from our end; the way we treat them! Being able to express compassion, patience, love, and understanding for the people in our families, despite opposing views belief systems, allow