Infinitesimal

I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.

- D. H. Lawrence -

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I believe there is a lot to be gained by doing small things; it's many small things combined that become bigger things and actively doing small things well can mean a better, more satisfying and engaging life.

However...doing the right small things matters.

Infinitesimal: Extremely small

There's a difference between being a small person engaging in small, valueless, vindictive, selfish, anti-social and otherwise pointless things and in being someone who concatenates many small things towards the attainment of something positive and to be proud of. I do not believe there's value or a more engaged and passionate life, to be found through small, insignificant and negative things that seemingly bring empowerment, validation or a feeling of relevance, but really don't - that's simply living a life that is far below, and much less than, one is capable of.

I'm seeing it on Hive currently, negative behaviour the person may feel is empowering, valuable and even valid...but in reality is infinitesimal in the grand scheme of things, pointless, low-grade and behaviour that speaks poorly for the individual's character - just my opinion of course, however I believe many would agree with it. I can only assume the individual celebrates each of those small actions, and their own brilliance, but at what cost do those infinitesimal actions come to the individual?

It seems a person's mental health is somewhat precariously balanced these days, for many reasons, so playing with it in this way, goading it, seems unproductive and somewhat dangerous. Does the potential gain, if there is indeed any gain at all, worth the potential loss?

I believe it's the thoughts, attitudes and actions we take on a minute-by-minute basis that help us journey through life in better ways, provided they're the right ones, and impeding progress through engaging in small, meaningless and negative thoughts and actions delays, and possibly even prevents, a person from being their best version or living their best life. Do they feel so sorry for or disappointed in themselves, the person they are, and so blinded by their own situation that they feel they need to constantly bring others down also? Yes, probably. It's sad and pathetic.

I believe one of the best ways to improve one's feeling of self-worth is to increase someone else's, it's not a difficult concept; making others feel good, feels good. I also believe engaging in mindless negativity in a bid to increase one's feeling of value and relevance has the exact opposite effect.

Making the effort to create small moments of goodness in one's life, rather than creating and spreading infinitesimal and pathetic moments of negativity is going to work in a person's favour every single time...but that's just my opinion, and I wonder what yours is.

Feel free to comment on how you raise your feeling of self-esteem or self-worth by lifting someone else's, or just in general. Do you inject small moments of positivity into your life and that of others and feel the positive effect of it or do you prefer to cloak yourself in negativity, blame, ego and hubris? Feel free to comment either way, I always respond.