Favorite Word

If anyone were to ask me what my favorite word was, I suppose I would have to say, REMEMBER.

Now you may ask, why is the word REMEMBER different from any other word in the English language? Why is it significant to me? My initial response to that question would be, "I have no idea!" It has always been a word packed with a punch to me. The word in itself can mean many things to many people. If I just say, "REMEMBER," you may look at me and tilt your head and remember a moment from your childhood that was special to you, or you might think of your best friend in elementary school, or you might remember a recipe your mother passed on to you that was in the family for years, or you might remember that your dinner is burning on the stove! REMEMBER invokes many responses. I think that makes it different from other words. It is a statement...a command...an action. That's what it is...REMEMBER is a word of action. Shouldn't we all be people of action?

You must be the change you wish to see in the world! (Ghandi was a smart fella!) People must take action, be the catalyst for change and improvement in the universe. We must REMEMBER that we aren't here on this earth solely for the pursuit of our own pleasure, but for the greater good of the world at large. We may think that our actions do not really change anything, that our place in the world is so insignificant that we do not matter, but we could be no further from the truth. Every kindness, every thoughtful gesture reverberates throughout the world, from one person to the next. A smile can change everything.

So, I guess that's the answer to the question. The word REMEMBER is special to me because it is a word of action, it makes us think, and think...of all sorts of things. It forces us to take action, even if that action is merely recalling something. There is no limit to what we can remember. We can remember both good and bad, important and irrelevant moments. REMEMBER can do anything....and so can we.