Happy New Sphere

Taken from the Pinterest Looking Back - Images of Earth board

Happy New Year.

Happy New Sphere.

By Sphere, I mean the elliptical spheroid we call Earth.

Where we are called upon to make something of an x amount of time.

How will we choose to spend that time?

Will we make the world a better place?

Here are some decisions - big and small - which can make the world a better place...

When we respect each other’s differences, we make the world a better place.

When we listen with compassion and without judgment, we make the world a better place.

When we go out on a limb for a just cause, we make the world a better place.

When we adopt a child, we make the world a better place.

When we save an animal’s life, we make the world a better place.

When we plant a tree, we make the world a better place.

When we bring the benefits of education to more children, we make the world a better place.

When we encourage someone who is trying hard, but not yet succeeding, we make the world a better place.

When we teach or model the right values, we make the world a better place.

When we sacrifice, we make the world a better place.

When we forgive, we make the world a better place.

When we show forbearance, we make the world a better place.

When we help someone who can’t help themselves, we make the world a better place.

When we change ourselves and show the way, we make the world a better place.

When we care about the suffering and the oppressed, we make the world a better place.

When we take good care of the health given us, we make the world a better place.

When we use the resources given to us carefully and wisely, we make the world a better place.

When we avoid greed, excess or wastage, we make the world a better place.

I am sure you can add to this list.

And role models of people who have dedicated their lives to making the world a better place are plenty if we need to find them.

Here’s one from 200 years ago.

Here’s one from just six years ago.

And issues are glaring if we are willing to open our eyes to them.

To all those of you who are making the world a better place, I say to you…."You are my hero."

To all those of you who plan to do so as soon as you are able to….I say to you, “You are my hero too”

Happy New Year.

Happy New Sphere.

I will end with this quote from the great educator Horace Mann “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.”

Indeed each one of us has it in us to win some victory for humanity.

Thanks for reading and see you next week….M, a Pearl Seeker like you.

P.S:  This concludes my 10 part Happy New Year series.