“…we all matter - maybe less than a lot, but always more than some.”
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John Green, An Abundance of Katherines
Once Upon a Time,
I'm going to tell you a story about a girl who thought that in order to matter to the world she needed to be an epic hero of some epic tale. She believed that in order to matter she had to defeat the dark Lord Voldemort or take down the great dragon Smaug. In short; she thought that unless she did something to change the world, she would never be important.
This is where she was terribly wrong.
What she had failed to realize is that everyone is the hero of their own story, even if the world might not know it. What she didn't realize is that teachers and accountants and mailmen are hero's too. What she didn't realize is that everyday of every single persons life is a new chapter in their epic tale.
Everybody matters and is important to somebody. Even if you don't think so, I guarantee you that you are important. Not every hero in every story goes on some epic journey to Mordor or joins the rebel forces to take down the evil empire, some hero's simply live their every day lives and this is the most epic journey of all time. People often times forget that their story is as exciting as they choose to make it, and that you do not need to change the world to be important.
This is the story of a girl who realized that her life is the story. That every day is an epic journey. She realized that everyone's life is the most epic story of all time, whether they realize it or not.
The End.
-Ellen
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John Green, An Abundance of Katherines
Once Upon a Time,
I'm going to tell you a story about a girl who thought that in order to matter to the world she needed to be an epic hero of some epic tale. She believed that in order to matter she had to defeat the dark Lord Voldemort or take down the great dragon Smaug. In short; she thought that unless she did something to change the world, she would never be important.
This is where she was terribly wrong.
What she had failed to realize is that everyone is the hero of their own story, even if the world might not know it. What she didn't realize is that teachers and accountants and mailmen are hero's too. What she didn't realize is that everyday of every single persons life is a new chapter in their epic tale.
Everybody matters and is important to somebody. Even if you don't think so, I guarantee you that you are important. Not every hero in every story goes on some epic journey to Mordor or joins the rebel forces to take down the evil empire, some hero's simply live their every day lives and this is the most epic journey of all time. People often times forget that their story is as exciting as they choose to make it, and that you do not need to change the world to be important.
This is the story of a girl who realized that her life is the story. That every day is an epic journey. She realized that everyone's life is the most epic story of all time, whether they realize it or not.
The End.
-Ellen
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