I can’t believe it’s 2050. Earth is finally a cooperative place for humanity, animals, and the environment. Looking back, the following account is what I did to help transform the world. I did not try to change the external world, but made every attempt to change myself to be my best self. It all started with changing my life to follow my passions and interests. This had a ripple effect across the community that I lived in. I always believed that following your bliss or happiness will lead you to living a rich life. I have always tried to embody that bliss. Richness can be measured in free time to pursue your own business, hobbies, and skills. To me, following my passion for reptiles and amphibians was how I could connect to my higher-self and positively influence society by educating people about these misunderstood animals.
In the spring of 2024, I decided to follow my passion of workinging with and educating people about reptiles and amphibians by opening a serpentarium or reptile zoo. This had been a childhood dream of mine and I was finally able to pursue that desire. With the serpentarium getting underway, I also found it important to start growing all my own vegetables and fruits on what would become my small homestead. I also raised backyard chickens. I have always believed in leading by example. Any surplus food that was not used by my family was given away to neighbors and strangers in need. This was a big help to my local community. It allowed me to make meaningful connections with those who lived around me. My kindness was contagious. Those who I gave vegetables, fruits, and eggs too were inspired to give away their surplus things.
Working on my homestead allowed me to have a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of life. This Oneness was very important to me. Following my passion of homesteading and owning a serpentarium allowed me to feel connected to God. My wish for humanity was that others would be able to pursue their own talents and desires. With that being said, though, I realized that changing the world would be a hard feat for just a simple man like myself. However, I knew that how I treated others would have a ripple effect. The world could be changed if kindness and selfless service took hold.
At the serpentarium, I made sure to pay my employees a living wage and provide health insurance. Both of these are very important to me and good employers should lead the way by doing both. I valued my employees because without them I would not be able to pursue this dream of having a serpentarium. My love of life was highly contagious. Following my passions started to inspire others to take a leap of faith and follow theirs. Because of my actions with the serpentarium and farm, some of my friends started pursuing art, their own small businesses, practicing alternative medicine, and homesteading.
Others left careers that they were no longer inspired to work in anymore. In particular, one of my friends quit practicing law to pursue his creative talents and to have a better work-life balance. As the years went by, I decided that I wanted to open a local meditation center where people could focus on their spiritual development. I have always found meditation to be extremely positive in calming a racing mind. The center aimed to help people connect with their inner peace. Looking back, while I may not have done something grand in the eyes of some people, I did live a life that gave me purpose and passion, which was enough to positively influence society. We each took small steps and actions that lead to society changing for the better.
Following our inner desires is how we collectively fixed the planet. In the process of following these passions, we helped each other when it was needed and encouraged others to follow their own inner guidance. Society changed from the bottom up because we individually changed. We did not wait for an external savior to come save us. We made the changes that were suited best to our development and pursued them. The message I wanted to share was simple: find your calling and answer it. The world would be a better place if we were each happy in what we were doing. This happiness will allow us to positively influence others. We each took a role in this pursuit and subsequently changed our reality.