Travis+Danielson

This I Believe I believe in the power of the individual. I don’t think that anyone should choose not to do something important just because they think that they won’t make an impact on others. My actions can teach other people that everyone can do things to promote positive changes, and that’s something I’m proud of. A few years ago, there was a commercial on T.V. that showed an example of this kind of thing. In the commercial, one person did something positive for someone else, and another person watched it happen. Then, the person who witnessed the good deed did something for someone else. That continued throughout the commercial, and I think that is a positive way to live your life. If you help others out, you never know who’s watching. There are examples of individual power in modern society every day. If you look at what’s happening in the middle east, you will see that there are man y revolutions happening every day. In the Momar Gadafi regeme, the people of the Libya didn’t like his way of ruling, so they decided that they would work together to overthrow the tyrannous leader. If everyone had the belief that they didn’t have any responsibility and that someone else would take their place, nothing would get done. Everyone worked together and believed that they could make change, and that’s what they did. There have been times in my life when I have felt this way too. A few years ago at West there were some kids that were getting bullied, and I had the opportunity to either get involved or not to do anything at all. I chose not to do anything because it if I tried to bully them too it would make things worse. I took the high rode and didn’t make the situation worse, and I believe I made a good choice. If people were walking by and saw the situation, they would have seen that you don’t just have to join in when something like that is going on. That is why I believe in the power of the individual. You shouldn’t have the belief that if something’s important, someone else will do their duty. You should lead by example.