[Steve W]

Ken, another great post. I however don't see eye to eye with all of it. I would love to see major changes, a break through and society change. This however does not happen overnight. Cures, attitudes and views take time to accomplish. A lake gets filled one drop at a time. I believe that there are many who spend their life trying to make the big change or big discovery but never succeed. There are others that offer a bit of themselves every day and are slowly changing peoples lives. Are we capable of more? Definitely, but we have these restrictions that we place on ourselves or are placed on us by others.

Why are we mentors here at FIRST? Some for glory, some for fun but I believe that most are here because they see the possibility for changing society one student at a time. We all give of ourselves but what we get back is that knowledge that changes are happening, lives are changing, life is improving. We may not see the final outcome in our life time but it will continue to build. Like a Tsunami, it starts with a small wave and as time goes on it continues to grow as it is continually pushed along by the wind of change. Before you know it there is a huge wave that changes all in its way. Yes I know that a tsunami can be destructive but even after it has left its path, new, fresh life springs up bringing a clean new beginning.

We must always remember, not the bad, but the good that is around us. The cup is always half full and getting fuller. There is always light at the end of the tunnel and most of all, that things done in love will always be fruitful. We can always find the negative around us but those that seek the positive will always be refreshed at the unexpected changes that seem to "just happen". We can each make a change by drop at a time or spend our lives trying to be a bucket that will make one large change. What ever our choice we must remember that it not about us but about positively effecting those around us.