Thoughts on Fish

This is a quote taken from Love, Aubrey, a book I recently read:

"But really, anybody could die any day, whether you were ready or not.  It could be your pet fish, or your sister, or you.  Nothing is the same forever.  Maybe all the people on Earth are God's little pet fish.  God lives such a long time that people's lives probably seem really short to him.  He watches them swim around for a little while, and then they stop swimming."

It's an interesting metaphor, really, to think that we are only fish swimming around in a bowl.  I have also thought this, and I wrote a poem about it once.  The quote made me think a little bit about life and death in general.  It makes me realize that we will die, and could at any moment.  Knowing this, what are we going to do with our lives?  No one is too old or too young to make a difference.  Many people feel that they don't have anything they want to change, or the right means to do it with.  Surely that can't be true?  We've all been given gifts: some people are musically inclined, some people have the gift for helping others, some people are the super extroverted types who are natural people-magnets (I am especially impressed by these folks since I am not one of them).  All of these things can be used.  As for change, is there anyone in the world who is completely happy with the way things are?  I highly doubt this to be true.  These are just excuses to not do anything.  I don't want to sound condescending; I just feel that everyone has a purpose and if we don't use our gifts towards that purpose, then why did God even put us on Earth in the first place?

So, seeing as I could die at any moment, I want to live every day as if it were my last.  I don't like holding grudges for this reason, I don't want anyone to be mad at me, I don't want to go to sleep knowing that I hurt someone.  I want to make an effort to leave an impact on someone's life.  It doesn't have to be something big.  I just want to know that I changed someone's life for the better, and even if it's only one person, then I will be happy.  I wish everyone had the same goal.  Even if it may not seem like they changed the world, it makes a world of difference to that one person they impacted.