One Person

Wow has it actually been two months since the last time I've blog? Oh yes it has... quite unfortunate really. However I have been really busy sooooo whatever.

Every year I try to think of something that I will spend the year improving on (call it a New Years resolution if you will but I start mine in the school year and it's more personal. Plus, I actually follow through with it). This year I wanted to pour into people's lives more, connect deeper with friends, create lasting new friendships, that kind of stuff. And I've noticed how one person can make such a big difference in people's lives.

I know, I know! It sounds SUPER cliche but it's really true. I've listened to stories from people how one person really messed up their lives. Through betrayal, mistrust, deceit, wrongdoings, lies; the receiver builds up walls and learns that other people like them are out to hurt and harm and are only there to do more damage. Some people believe have coped by emotionally detaching themselves but still allowing the pain to enter their lives. While others cut people out of their lives, never to make contact with them again. And it baffles me how much damage a single person has on another human being, and the impact it has.

I find that it can get discouraging to think about, about how hurt and broken people are. I often wonder if I'm doing more harm to others than good and I try my best but is it really what they need?

There is a girl that I know, and she is very busy, always helping out other people and being there for other girls who look up to here. But when combining all of this with school, I know that she gets overwhelmed and so I decided to take her on a date and I told her the day and time and I picked her up. And I could see the relief in her eyes that someone was taking her out and just being with her. I felt so uplifted knowing that I was helping out somebody else become relieved from the stress from their own life, even if it wasn't for an hour. And I realized that as much as one person can cause great damage, and other can help to rebuild the carnage.

One person can make you cry your eyes out all night due to a broken heart, broken promise, or even a hurtful word. And yet one person can make you stay up all night thinking about them, wondering if they are thinking about you. They can make you giddy and goofy and bring out the best in you.

It takes one person to challenge you to be the best person that you are, and if they know you well enough, they will know just how to motivate you. To love you too much to let you settle for you are when they know you can be better.

It takes one person to show love and make sure that a person feels accepted. I have a story about this actually. I went to a highly charismatic church service in Calgary and I felt like God was telling me to not say anything to this girl that I didn't know but only to hug her. I felt like this was really weird but I was convicted and convinced that it was God and so I went to her (I told her I was giving her a hug cause I didn't want her to think it was anything else) and I hugged her. I could tell that she really needed a hug because she was crying so much (my shoulder was quite damp actually) and she told me how all week she just wanted a hug because it was a busy week for her. All it took was me giving her a hug to make her week an amazing week!

It takes one person to say hi to make someone's day
It takes one person to open a door for someone else

All it takes is one person. So even though the idea of helping out everybody can be daunting, all it takes is a simple act. Or as Even Almighty put it, an Act of Random Kindness (ARK). And that can help people go through their day or their week.

So how are you going to help others? How are you going to show someone that you care? All it takes is one person, and they can make such a difference.

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