More often than not, we don't know how we appear to the world, how much we mean, impact. So that just means we have to keep sowing seeds. Being good, seeing good, sparking good. Our ripples are unknown to us. And also our lack of ripple when we may attempt one. Some of our efforts are effective, blessing people and throwing more camaraderie and goodwill into the world. But some of our efforts go nowhere. They may fall on hard hearts or go unnoticed. Some of our ripples are even unintentional. We are simply being ourselves. But the good majority of our efforts go unrewarded. We may never know how a smile to a stranger, talking to a friend or writing an article will effect the world. Where it will go and how far. So our efforts have to be rewards in themselves. They at least provide a building of our character. We gain more hope, more will towards selflessness.
I recently experienced being rewarded by seeing a ripple of something I did unintentionally. A friend of mine, Arima Rose, recently started a blog devoted to her outrageous adventures through Jewish pilgrimage to Israel and Peace Corps volunteering in West Africa. Yeh, I think that story needs to be told. It goes without saying that I am so utterly crazy excited for her, and was enthusiastically expressing that over Skype yesterday. Little did I know she was disheartened by selling everything she owns in order to prepare for this trip. I can imagine how difficult that would be, but my initial reaction was utter joy. She is selling. Everything. She owns. She's shedding physical possession for the sake of an adventure. And to me that is exciting. I guess we are contagious to each other. With or without knowing it, we can bring others up or down.
So bring someone up today. Little do you know, you have the power to.
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