Thursday, May 6, 2010

Cause & Effect


Do you ever wonder what your life would be like if you had made one choice differently? Perhaps instead of taking a job in an office, you chose something that keeps you outside. But what would have happened if you were in the office? Maybe you make some new friends, one of which has a very tough life. Then one day when they break down, you give them simple advice that makes it all better. The person’s sudden realization of the way things should be, tells their child. And as he grows up, the inspiration from his parent drives him to make the world a better place. Although this may sound absurd, or at least unlikely, it could have happened. But because you never chose the office job, it never did, nor would you know if that’s exactly how it would happen. This is one example of a mind-boggling concept.
Such little things in our lives can make a big difference. Let’s say you’re in a hurry to get somewhere, so you don’t let a car turn in front of you, instead you make them wait. That little delay in the other driver’s time could have any number of results that would change their day, or maybe their whole life.  Pretend they continue on their path after you’re gone, and the cars right in front of them crash into each other. The driver swerves out of the way just in time, but what if you hadn’t cut them off and they were a little further up the road? This also may be extreme, but it could also happen. In this case you did something rude to someone, and something good came to him or her. More often than not, if you do something rude to someone, they will probably do something rude to someone else, until it causes something bigger to happen.
When I was in grade one, my teacher told me a story. On her morning run to the drive through at Tim Horton’s, the old man in front of her asked to pay for her. When she was pulled up to the window, the cashier said that the man in front paid for her coffee. The cashier also said that this had been going on constantly for an hour. So of course, my teacher paid for the people behind her, and the cycle continued. This is an example of something good contributing to more kindness.
Craig Kielburger was inspired in his childhood to make a difference. It was all because a boy had been killed after he escaped from child labor and tried to make a difference. Because the boy had been killed for someone’s convenience, Craig set out to prevent such things from happening. Just think if this had happened to someone with a different kind of personality. All of the lives saved, and work that Craig contributed to wouldn’t have happened. And all the people who he inspired wouldn’t have done their part in making this world a better place.
So now as you go about your day, keep this in mind. Be kind to people. Help someone who needs it. And never let anybody harm another person. Although something good can come out of something bad, so much more can be possible from kindness. For every good act you do, it goes on to other people who do the same thing. If it goes on enough, then it will change the world, and wouldn’t you want to be part of such a revolution to a better world?

P.S. As part of this blog assignment, I must comment on one of my classmate’s blog. So I choose to comment on Emily Moon’s blog.

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