Living A Life That Matters

Living a life that matters deals with the one of the issues that humans are so consumed with the idea of being insignificant. The author, Harold S. Kushner, uses an example of when he was 10 years old. He felt like he wasn't receiving any attention at home so he faked sick from school, and when he got back all his classmates were laughing and giggling and telling him what a good time they had yesterday when the teacher threw a surprise party. That's when Kushner had a sudden epiphany and realized that just because he was sick the world wasn't going to stop for him. "Life moves on with or witout you." By Kushner, it is your job to make yourself significant by understanding that the world doesn't stop for you and that you have to PROVE yourself. I just wanted to through in here that this part of the book kind of reminds me of the skii documentary we watched. How all those professional skiiers had the need or want to be significant or well-known to man kind. Just a thought. But back on the subject.... Kushner doesn't want to just damper your party by telling you your insignificant but by saying that we think we're insignificant when really all of us matter to the world. All you need is the right stepping stones to make a difference not only for the world but for yourself.