Wednesday, October 24, 2012

There is a viral video of a man who is sitting outside a building asking for money with a sign that reads, "I am blind please help".  The man sits there as several people pass him by and many just ignore him.  Then one woman walks over to him and he can feel her shoes as she stands in front of him, while she re-writes the words on his sign.  She puts the sign back next to him and then walks away.  Soon after people who walk by begin dropping money on the cardboard that the man is sitting on.  It is a complete turn-around from how he started.  Finally, the same woman who re-wrote his sign walks by and he can feel her shoes next to him and he asks what  she did to his sign.  She answers and says she wrote the same thing he had before, except she used different words.  As she walks away, the sign becomes visible and it reads, "It's a beautiful day and I can't see it".  It ends there by emphasizing the power of words. The video has many wonderful life lessons in a short period of time.  There is the fact that we should give to others who need our help with an open heart.   Another point is that words depending on how you use them, can change the perspective of a person and in the world.  It also portrayed that it only takes the power of one person to change another human beings circumstance.  This is one of the advantageous reasons for having access to the internet and the power of social media.  I love the fact that social consciousness can be raised in a matter of only a few minutes.  I also enjoy a good reminder of how we are supposed to behave towards each other while while we exist on this Earth. Finally, remember that bringing a positive change into your life often begins by helping change someone else's life around you.

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