How to change the world: doing little things

The world can be a tough place but it doesn’t have to be, because we are all
part of the human race and we must all protect and help each other. In
today’s 21st century where the global world is faced with serial disasters and
crises across different regions, love is the only possible natural mechanism
that can save the world. However, man loving his neighbor as himself should
be natural to mankind like breathing, because oxygen is love.
Interestingly, even the major religions practiced around the world all preach the
essence of love. They emphasize the need to do unto others as you would
have them do unto you, otherwise known as the golden rule. If this can be put
into daily use, a world where the next door neighbor is seen as a brother or
even just as a humanbeing in the same human heritage like ourselves; where
the strength of “we” far outweights “I”, the peace the world deserves would
become a reality. This is not some idealistic, simplistic or mere moralist
persuations. It is a doable, practical option available to every man and woman,
in our daily dealings with other people.
According to Jimi Hendrix, “when the power of love overcomes the love of
power, the world will know peace”, because we all are like shinning stars and
we are meant guide each other and the only way to achieve a world where the
wellbeing of one is the concern for all is through love, nothing but love. A
strong desire, genuine commitment to serve, to reach out and do all, without
expecting anything in return.
The truth is, we do not need guns and bombs or possess destruction capacity
to cause fear so as to ensure peace. A system the world peace is predicated
on, otherwise called balance of power. In actual fact, love is the principal thing
that can connect people together to overcome all the difficulties and several
challenges facing millions of people in the world. Therefore, it is not how much
you have done, but how much more you are ever willing to do.
Love being an act of endless forgiveness, is a condition in which the happiness
of another person is essential to your own. Indeed, love is like the wind, you
can’t see it but you can feel it. Therefore, do good by sharing the beauty of
love to your fellow man. Go out and smile, cheer people up, encourage them
with your story, help them. We can never do enough. Your smile, words of
encouragement, assistance, could be the reason someone will want to keep
living today.
Lets consciously reach out to people and be kind to them. If you affect just a
few people around you positively, you have changed the world.
The author Dr. Arinze Madueke, is an entreprenure with investments in Travel
and Tours, New Media, Tech Innovation, Real Estate, Pharmaceuticals, among
others. He is the President of Zidora Aid Foundation-ZAF Africa, a platform
through which he “gives back to the society”. ZAF has been actively involved
in IDPs camp supplies, several back to school programmes which is a major
focus of the foundation. They are and small scale, across Nigeria and beyond.