How do you Build a Better World?
How do you build a better world? That is a question that has puzzled mankind
for centuries. Many things have been tried. Some have
helped and some haven’t. I think, though, that I was
given a part of the answer just the other day.
My brother had just cleaned out his closet. It was something I needed to do as
well eventhough I was afraid I might get lost in there and not find my way back
out. When he brought over some of the extra clothes to
my Dad’s house, he asked me to look through them and see if
there was anything I could use. I ended up just picking out a few pair of
short pants to replace my worn out cut off jeans. I
couldn’t see keeping more clothes that I didn’t need. I volunteered
instead to take the rest of them over to the Goodwill store and donate
them for him.
I loaded his clothes in the back of my car and then decided to brave the clutter
of my own closet to add to his donation. It was a
scary sight opening that door. The mess was tremendous.
Still, the thought of doing something good for another spurred me on and kept me
going. It took a long time, but I got it done. I was
left with a much emptier closet, but a much fuller heart. As I
carried my own bags of clothes to add to my brothers I couldn’t help but
smile. It was then that I saw how we all can go about
building a better world.
We can do it one kind act at a time. We can do it one gift of charity at a time.
We can do it one shared smile at a time. We can do it
one uplifting word at a time. We can do it one heartfelt
hug at a time. We can even do it one donated shirt at a time. We can
build a better world with each act of love we share
and good thing we do. We can do it with helpful hands and caring
hearts. We can do it with cheerful spirits and joyous souls. We can do it
knowing that God and His angels are smiling down upon
us and helping us every step of the way.
Joseph J. Mazzella
joemazzella@frontier.com