Teeth bared, growling, I feel as though I have something to prove. Amidst a community of movers and shakers, I am merely trembling.
It seems these days that everyone is trying to change the world. I have never thought myself capable of that. Why I am not trying: despair, laziness. (Are they perhaps the same thing?)
How can I say to the world: My existence is worth your notice. I have ideas and thoughts too, even if they are on a smaller scale than yours. My experience is real. I am real. I may not be trying to save the world, but I am watching it like you are. You are watching the big things. I am watching the small things.
I feel like this a lot myself, incidentally... generally I can come to some kind of peace by telling myself and others that we all work on different scales. There is a lot to be said for friendship offered to those around us in times of need, for instance, or just a friendly word or hug when someone needs it. Change is brought about it all sorts of subtle ways, and the world needs all of us.
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