Change is in the Air

By: Andrew Sakach

Topic of choice: 2

After viewing the movie in class about the Aborigines in Australia I loved the part about how people only do jobs if their 'called' to do them. We also talked about charisma in class being one touched by the gods or the sacred. It's so interesting to me that people may have a purpose in life that's meaningful to themselves and the people around them.

I used to have a problem with what I was going to do about all the crappy things in the world. I used to think that, oh maybe I'm just lazy because I don't want to go out there and fight against the man at every turn effectively sacrificing myself for 'the greater good'. Then after reading some inspirational things by Daniel Quinn I realized that everyone can change the world at whatever they do and should do things that they feel good about doing and are good at. At any time you can communicate with people about how the world is and their place in it and change their mind about how they may be living, while some people can make a career out of doing this most people can not because they may not be independently wealthy or don't have the means to. Change comes incrementally or not at all.