Don't we all have a little megalomania in us? After all, our thoughts are the only ones running through our head, what we choose to look at are the only things we see, and we choose to do everything we end up doing.

So, when I first thought of changing the world, I looked at it from the perceptive of a megalomaniac. Hoards of people whispering to one another, pointing in my direction, ‘is that him?', ‘there he is...that is him!', 'I think he just looked at me!!'

All just from walking into the room; like Bono, Tony Robbins, or the Dalai Llama, a rockstar in my own right. I own the crowd and their adoration. I am a demigod, but not the conceited type.  I am humble about my fame.  I am only really interested in helping others, and I have an almost miraculous track record of doing so.  I am of pure intention despite the flashing lights all around me, which makes me even more admirable.

Ok, so maybe you have no idea what I'm talking about, but that is what my personal view of "changing the world" first emerged as.

Over time I've realized that concept was based in immaturity, ego, and too much television. ;-)

I like the pond ripples analogy. Everything I do when coming in contact with another person has the ability to ripple through the lives of millions of people through the vessel of emotional contagion that can end up manifesting as a tidal wave - of love, hate, trust, jealousy, introspection, obliviousness, sarcasm, empathy, courage, etc. - crashing on the shore of some tropical island half way around the world.

But there will be no whispering crowds, and even if there were, in reality, it would probably just make me uncomfortable.