You Were Created For Impact

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 During my primary school days, I had a couple of friends who would often come to me whenever they needed help. Sometimes, it was something small. Sometimes, it was something they desperately needed. And whenever I could help, I simply did. I never thought too deeply about it. I wasn't keeping records. I wasn't expecting anything in return. I wasn't thinking, “One day, this person will remember what I did for them.” I was simply helping a friend. Years passed. Life happened. We all grew up and went our separate ways. Then, after many years, I met one of them again. During our conversation, he suddenly said something that caught me off guard. “Emma, do you remember how you used to give me a new exercise book whenever I didn't have one?” I paused. Honestly, I couldn't remember. He continued telling me how there were times he didn't have a notebook to write in, and he was afraid the teacher would punish him. And somehow, I had helped him. Something I had completely forgotten had remained in his memory for years. That moment taught me something profound. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁. And that is one of the reasons I believe we were created for impact. Impact doesn't always begin with something extraordinary. Sometimes, it is an exercise book. Sometimes, it is a conversation. Sometimes, it is sharing an opportunity. Sometimes, it is teaching someone what you know. Sometimes, it is simply being there for someone when they need help. We often think we need to do something big before we can say we have made an impact. But perhaps impact is not always about how big the action is. Perhaps it is about how deeply it touches another person's life. You may never know how far your kindness travelled. You may never know who became more confident because you believed in them. You may never know who continued their education because you helped them at a difficult moment. You may never know who found courage because of a conversation you almost forgot. And that is the beauty of impact. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. So, wherever you find yourself, do whatever you can to help people get where they are going. Share what you know. Open doors when you can. Give when you have the capacity. Encourage people. Listen. Teach. Support. And never underestimate the little things. Because the thing you consider insignificant today may become a story someone tells years from now. I once gave a friend an exercise book. I forgot about it. He didn't. And perhaps that is the reminder we all need: 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. You were created for impact. So, make yours count.