The last time I considered this, I was thinking of the small tasks that we do for one another when others have found life's hardships. Cooking or cleaning for those who need help, or donating time, money, or items I no longer need are some of the ways I explored helping those who found misfortune. These aren't bad things, but when I was writing, I didn't feel inspired by them. In fact, I daily fail at the simple action of doing acts of kindness for others. I wonder if it is because I am not inspired by the work.
Should I have to be inspired to aid my friends and family? NO. WAY. I do so when I can by doing whatever i can think of to help, but when I think about good I want to do, it;s a bigger more impactful purpose driven action that I crave.
I want to save the forests. I want save our air, our oceans, our Earth.
I want to stop the wars. I want to heal all the broken souls. I want to give all the children loving homes. I want every human to have adequate food, water, clothing, shelter, and clean air.
I want to create healthy ecosystems with enough biodiversity that our food sources and cylces flow naturally and healthily.
I want to teach. I want to protect knowledge and protect our histories. I want to invent and create.
I want to protect freedom and whittle down society's corruption so that all that is left are laws that protect the individual from another's bad decisions.
I want to create balanced communities where art, science, manufacturing, utilities, homes, ect., have their own place and function with the environment and not against it.
How do I do this as one person? How do I extend beyond acts of kindness to acts of service?
The answer is to start with myself; to start where I am.