Footprints

Living in Shanghai has offered many wonderful benefits especially the opportunity to travel. One of my more memorable trips was a trip to Inner Mongolia.

Inner Mongolia proved to be a relief from society. No tall buildings. No loud noise from daily construction. No computer. Just nature and myself. A perfect opportunity to soul search.

The plains were especially gorgeous for I was visiting during the fall. For miles, all you could see was grass and multicolored trees.  It was peaceful and soothing. Looking out on the beautiful plains of Inner Mongolia, I remember thinking how lucky I was to be alive.

The trip was fairly relaxed which allowed for some quality time between my classmates and myself, which I enjoyed immensely. I’ve always savored quality moments with my friends, for authentic relationships are especially important to me.

While on one of our daily hikes our guide said, “ Your foot prints will most likely be here for the next few years,” the thought of my footprints remaining somewhere for several years just fascinated me. For a brief moment the enormous world became small.

Footprints. Footprints. They soon came to symbolize much more. I began contemplating my contribution to humanity. I knew I was leaving footprints each and everyday both figuratively and literally, but were they doing any good?  For the remainder of the hike only one thought consumed my mind. Were my footprints providing any real value to the world?

From an environmental standpoint our footprints have incredible power. It has become increasingly clear that our everyday choices have a tremendous impact on our planet. But the power of our footprints don’t end there. The way in which we go about  our daily lives affects more than just the environment. Are you using your gifts to benefit humanity each and everyday?

Too often we get caught up in believing that because we are only one person out of nearly six billion our actions don’t matter. But the truth is, they do. Regardless of how we choose to live our lives our actions directly affect the progress of humanity. Our footprints good or bad are still felt. We may just be one person but we are one person that forms a whole, a whole in which has the potential to alter the world.

No longer may we simply exist. The time has come for us to accept our true self and finally begin to live. What we do today will be felt for generations to come.

Are your footprints just going to be washed away once you’re gone? Or will your footprints aid the growth of humanity? Your footprints have tremendous power. Which path will you take?

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