Day 5

The difference in the form of existence for humans is drastically different in the year 2000 than it was in the year 1000. Not even comparable.

Looking forward to the year 3000, it's hard to imagine what life will be like. Despite my inability to envision this environment, I'm willing to stake my claim that it will be more than 10 times different than the first comparison.

If I'm going to be dead before the end of this century, why dedicate the little time that I have to thinking about an era far beyond my biological reach?

I would love to have a movie-like motivating speech for you that rouses your excitement to deliver a short verse in the overall play of humanity but the fact is that we won't be able to measure our impact while we live.

I can't think of a single person that society reveres that didn't affect more lives in a positive way after they passed away than they were able to influence before their death.

For the Christians, Christ helped thousands during his life but his influence far exceeds that now.

Gandhi set his sights on helping a few hundred million people achieve the pride of independence and the amount of people in that nation alone enjoying this benefit has nearly quadrupled.

Steve Jobs created what became the worlds most valuable company but the value of startups that will be created by entrepreneurs he indirectly inspired will cumulatively dwarf any valuation Apple has ever received.

Humans often act according to their self interests. I think the way the phrase "self interests" is generally used gives it a negative connotation, but the figures listed above, along with limitless others, have shown us how personal endeavors can become noble and far-reaching.