This week in my composition class, I had a huge eye opener to the reality of society. While in a discussion on the so-called "standards" of society regarding conversation between males and females, another student stated that there was no need in changing how you respond to these "standards" in order to change society because not everyone else would do it, thus it would be pointless.

All I could wonder was one thing: How could standing up for what you believe is right ever be pointless?

Sure, you are not always going to be able to change society as a whole, but you can change the world around you-meaning you are still making a difference. You always have the power to make a difference, there is just a differing on where that difference may be seen.

Yet, a wise man once said "be the change you want to see in the world." Its the oldest principle in the book: people change people- not by blatantly trying to, but through influence. Everyone influences the people they are around in some way or form, most of the time without even realizing it. Through this influence, you have the power to make a change in the people around you. Therefore, by "[being] the change you want to see in the world", you are changing the world-the world around you that is.

You see, change is a wildfire. Once sparked, it can spread throughout many miles and many people. Be a change yourself. That'll change the world around you. That change in the world around you? Yeah, that'll spread to the whole world.

Often times, we forget that we created society. Society is made up of us, it is our own personal creation. Yet, everyone uses the excuse that no one change society or the things it promotes. No, you can, You are a piece of society, a part of the whole: a whole that is created by many pieces, just like you.

So do it. Be bold. Stand up for what you believe in. It's never ever pointless. It never will be pointless. Someone is watching. Someone is being influenced by you. Some pieces of the world around you are being changed.

You are becoming the spark. Be proud of it, and never stop burning.