Relevance

This is what I woke up to today. Milo making himself completely relevant. Relevance is a term I have come to value because of, well its relevance. It’s not because the word is cool like ‘kiosk’ or ‘smock’, it is because relevance determines influence. For anyone who wishes to initiate and inspire change, influence is everything. Words and actions hold no influence over others unless those words and actions are relevant in others’ eyes.

Everyone has different perspectives on the same issues so what is relevant for one person is not necessarily relevant for the next. At times it seems that the only common relevancy in everyone’s lives is money. Political and social issues become more relevant if money is a factor and less so if it is not a factor.

I guess the challenge of all activists is to help people realize that wealth does not equal happiness and inspire them to believe that the power to initiate change resides in every moment. What we choose to do matters as much as what we choose to ignore. Nothing is without consequence.

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” - Plato (428 BC - 348 BC)