“It doesn’t matter what I do,”
he said without hope.
So why not do nothing?
“Exactly.”
And then he realized the ridiculousness
of this line of reasoning,
for the only people who
do nothing
are
dead.
What you do matters.
But if you are waiting for someone else
to respond to your actions,
you are simply waiting to be
disappointed.
First, do what matters to you.
What makes you light up?
What gives you energy?
What helps you be more
compassionate,
forgiving,
grateful?
Do that.
Otherwise,
you will keep saying,
“It doesn’t matter.”