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[aconductor.livejournal.com]

One person can change the world.

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[zee-magician.livejournal.com]

I'd like to think so.

[aconductor.livejournal.com]

We all do, don't we? Deep down, I mean. Hope that someone can, even if it's not us.

[zee-magician.livejournal.com]

We might not be able to change it in huge ways, but even small acts of kindness build hope in the universe, and in others. So I think in essence, we're all capable of changing it for the better.

[aconductor.livejournal.com]

Or for the worse. It goes both ways, doesn't it?

[zee-magician.livejournal.com]

Yes, I suppose it does. There are plenty of people like that, too.

[aconductor.livejournal.com]

If we're lucky, they're equally matched by people who can change it for the better. Or outnumbered, if we're being optimistic.

[worldsrunnerup.livejournal.com]

No shit. The question is how they do it.

[aconductor.livejournal.com]

Whether for good or ill?

[worldsrunnerup.livejournal.com]

Exactly. What are they planning and who is it for?

[aconductor.livejournal.com]

And whose definition of "good" are they using, even if they're in it for good?

[zee-magician.livejournal.com]

I'd like to think so.

[aconductor.livejournal.com]

We all do, don't we? Deep down, I mean. Hope that someone can, even if it's not us.

[zee-magician.livejournal.com]

We might not be able to change it in huge ways, but even small acts of kindness build hope in the universe, and in others. So I think in essence, we're all capable of changing it for the better.

[aconductor.livejournal.com]

Or for the worse. It goes both ways, doesn't it?

[zee-magician.livejournal.com]

Yes, I suppose it does. There are plenty of people like that, too.

[aconductor.livejournal.com]

If we're lucky, they're equally matched by people who can change it for the better. Or outnumbered, if we're being optimistic.

[worldsrunnerup.livejournal.com]

No shit. The question is how they do it.

[aconductor.livejournal.com]

Whether for good or ill?

[worldsrunnerup.livejournal.com]

Exactly. What are they planning and who is it for?

[aconductor.livejournal.com]

And whose definition of "good" are they using, even if they're in it for good?