You Are Important.

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It's something I read somewhere recently. Something nice, that's stuck in my head. I think it may have been an image shared on Twitter, or something similar. Its title comprised of the above. Its reasoning went thusly:

The world wouldn't be the same if you hadn't been born. Wherever you've been, you've left a mark, even if only briefly. People you know wouldn't be the same without your friendship. Certain places have been changed physically by your presence, even if only minimally. Certain people would never have met without you, and certain things could never have been done without you.

This is where the specifics of the writing tail off for me, but the message was lasting. I was thinking about it tonight as I wandered through my favourite field. We are on a rock hanging in a void, circling a massive ball of fire in great loops until the universe collapses or time literally runs out. OK, fine, that's fact. Everyone's time is finite, but that doesn't mean that nothing matters.

You've affected things in ways that no one else in the world can. To use an example, if you're reading this on DA, you've likely produced things that no one would have ever seen otherwise. Maybe someone has already had your idea, but you've done it your way, and you've shown it to people who haven't seen the original.

 

Remember. Special and unique aren't necessarily the same. You're important to a lot of people, whether they see you, talk to you, or just know that you're there. Your mark on the world doesn't have to be permanent to be significant.

I'm going to put an abridged version of this on my bedpost. I could use a reason to get up in the morning.

© 2013 - 2024 Lethus1
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I'm a little late to this party, but I cannot help but be amused by the fact that sides like tumblr and tapitur actually managed to contain messages that aren't stereotypical, and that are worth reading, worth remembering. Now, this particular message you mention is old new to me, and it's very one-sided: true, one can add positivity, but also true: one can add a lot of hurt and cruelty. Sadly, the latter is what people tend to keep carrying around with them. For some reason the positive events that make us and others unique are heavily outweighed by the negative events we unleash, as if everything about us totally expects people to be respectful and polite. After all, we live in a modern world, and in this modern world every person is uniquely qualified to be the fan to someone's shitstorm. But silver lining, right?

I stumbled upon a message, though, that has no negative connotations whatsoever. I must admit I didn't bother memorizing the wording, just the meaning: However lonely and bad you feel, however crappy your life appears to be (or is, let's be honest), there is at least one person in this world happy about your sheer existence. I found that to be oddly comforting. Thanks, person on tapitur.