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Thursday, May 30, 2002 Changing the World It's been a busy day... after work we all went to the Brown Jug to eat pizza. We (all the PIRGIM kids I work with) are so idealistic--actually, I think most college students are in general. What happens to people when they get older? Most "real" adults have lost their idealism, their desire or will to change the world. Yet here we are: Duncan, who wants to work on public policy; Caroline, who wants to work in AmeriCorps, Teach for America, for something similar, at least for a couple of years; Wendy, who wants to be a comedian; Anika, who wants to be an actress (and not just on a whim--she's majoring in theatre performance)... and then there's me, who wants to spread God's love to the world and use music to connect with people and bring hope and healing (which I honestly believe it can do). You know what? I want to keep my idealism. I can change the world, but not by myself... almost every major movement was started by students. We have to work together, because we can do so much.... and we have to keep trying. Sure, we'll fail. We'll get discouraged. "Reality" will roar its ugly head. But the Christian life especially is supposed to be one of excitement, of risk-taking, and changing hearts one person at a time. Reality is what we make it. ^ Top | 1:16 AM | | | 
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