Sooo I was listening to this song titled The Little Things Give You Away by Linkin Park earlier today, and started thinking about influence...
You can take tons of messages from their songs.
Lyrics:
Don't want to reach for me, do you?
I mean nothing to you,
The little things give you away,
And now there will be no mistaking,
The levees are breaking,
All you've ever wanted,
Was someone to truly look up to you,
And six feet underwater, I do...
Six feet underwater... and ground.
You never know where your influence starts and stops. Which is one reason why a good teacher is invaluable.
It's legit.
Your influence, whether for good or bad, spreaads to each person you meet. Whether it's just a little or a lot.
Spreads just like a good ol' deadly contagious disease.
All of those little things you do, whether it's as simple as picking up trash that was left on the ground, organizing some project, being a great example to others, or giving hope and inspiration to someone. Most of the time, you won't know your influencing anybody.
There is always hope.
Some people may look up to you, others down, and of course some will be indifferent. But no matter what, you always are affecting someone (even if it's in subtle ways).
Ha ha, I had quite an inappropriate picture here before... it was subtle. Good thing I caught it...
With this in mind, I would like to thank all of those people that have pushed me down throughout my life, and even those who have kicked me back down as I was attempting to stand up. Physically, metaphorically, spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically.
One of my friends wants protesters at his funeral, with police having to hold them back.
And on the flip side of the coin, I would like to thank those who I look up to, no matter who or where you are. Those who have given me hope, and rekindled my belief in humanity. You have all influenced me in profound ways in which I will never be able to re-pay you.
Loved this videogame. Fantastic game, it was quite creative. The picture is here, because a city called Flipside is in one of it's sequels... but I liked the first one better.
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