bleahhh;
the last hurrah
& Wednesday, May 10
time's special issue : 100 most influential people in the world today. a delightful read.
funny how they're so famous, and i only know 18%. more than half being celebrities. okay, so it is not at all amusing, and i am only broadcasting my stupidity if i say they're not outstanding enough. i'm at fault, no doubt about that. interestingly, the major issues now are global warming and improving people's lives. if you didnt give up trying to open eyes to increasing world temperature. if you gave tons of money to some charity. if you're doing all you can to find the cure for Aids. if you're going to third world countries, to experience just a little of what people are going through, and then return to your world to share. all this and more, heh you're on your way to becoming the next most influential person. the next unconventional hero.
not forgetting all the google skpe flickr inventors, and of course the president of the united states.
what can be said about the list? to some, it could just a list. perhaps an encouragement. maybe an eye-opener. and according to the cynics, another attempt to claim that good people exist in the world (not that all influential people are good). to me, it's a little bit of all these. lists change all the time, one day you're popular; the next, you're forgotten. it's just another list. yet a timely reminder that we dont have to be exceptionally smart or famous to be make an impact. just sticking to our principles in rough times, just standing up for what is right when it is so darn hard. in fact, you can make a huge impact just by being the lousiest president the world has ever seen. gosh, how easy it is to be influential?
which is why these questions are so important. am i on someone's 'top 100 most influencial people to me' list? am i positive or negative? okay let me digress to say hello to MR KERVIN TANG. my cool ex-teacher. you're on my list! definitely positive -grin
after all this, we can't not thank, can we?
for all the people who'd made an impact, whether directly or not, whether good or bad
to the Giver of all good things, thank You.
dont let me forget.
goodbye
10:14 PM