I have this insane desire to do something, anything big.

I'm having a real struggle with this right now. We need to do something or have something that separates us from the rest, that proves that at some point we existed, that we lived. We are obsessed with the idea of somehow leaving a mark on this world. About two years ago, I went and saw two of my friends act in a one act play by the name of 'Validation.' It was a haunting piece based around the idea that unless someone saw our actions, they never happened. Which leads me to my next topic, making a mark on the world. Why do you think there are so many dating sites on the web? Even those who have a hard time being social in public, generally find a way to make friend or connect someone privately through the internet. Without it, we become nothing more than husks of what we could be. We hunger for it, fantasize about it, strive for it. We don't just need interactions and connections with each other in our lives but we crave it. It's unlikely, yes, but there's always that chance. Or your gesture of kindness by returning a dollar bill, inspired that person to do the same. In all reality, humans simply don't have the time or memory capacity to remember every single detail of every single day.īut maybe, just maybe, your casual smile could be the reason why someone didn't completely give up on life. Now, granted, you might not have affected a huge part of that person's life and honestly unless you did in fact save someone a stranger from becoming roadkill, they're probably going to forget about you and the part you had in their day. That's a crazy and extraordinary idea when you really sit down and think about it. Either way, you've somehow altered and become a part of that person's life. Whether it's a smile thrown casually at a stranger or actually saving said stranger from being run over by a car, it doesn't matter. However, for me, it just made me think about how much we affect a person by a simple meeting. Obviously, this one is to inspire you to get out and travel, try new things, meet new people, etc. Maybe not necessarily to inspire creatively and more to inspire you to go buy their product, but the point remains. Seriously before you completely brush off this idea, stop and think about it.Ĭommercials are created to inspire. It was a fairly simple one, based around the message 'Every where, every moment, a connection is made.' Now unlike other commercials, where normally I would channel flip and bypass the commercial completely and yet some still manage to get the jingle stuck in my head, this one struck a chord with me. This post is brought to you by, of all things, a commercial.

Everyone keep calm and nobody explodes