There are times when each of us may have felt insignificant, or even worse, “the world would be better off without me”. We may never know how much we have impacted someone’s life by just showing up that day and being who we are. The ripple effect of just one life that we may have touched could have created miracles.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is a holiday story that demonstrated the significance of one person’s life to a small town and the ripple effect it had on many of the other lives as well. There is also a poem that has sometimes been attributed to Shakespeare:
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
This story and poem represent the true significance of our worth. Each and everyone of us are needed to complete the total of all of our lives. We were put here on earth for a purpose, even if we are not yet aware of this purpose, our actions have meaning. The more actions we take after first listening to our hearts, the closer we are to moving in the direction of our purpose.
We must never underestimate the power of who we are as individuals, as part of a family and/or community of friends, our larger communities, our nation and our world. Our lives make a profound difference on it all.
Let’s choose our actions wisely, lead with our hearts and never forget that we always have significance.