Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:30 pm Post subject: What do/have you contributed to society?
I made posters for Diversity council.....
man, I am a worthless lowlife.
Dafuq kind of friends am I gonna have staying in my house and only going out to exercise?
Anyways, you guys do anything outside?
I know it's part of AS to develop that maturity, but most of us get it eventually. _________________ "I watched a change in you, It's like you never had wings, now you feel so alive"
I like to inspire people to draw, or do better at stuff. I have also stopped a number of people from commuting suicide. I hope these are good things. =) I just like to inspire people in general =)
I like to inspire people to draw, or do better at stuff. I have also stopped a number of people from commuting suicide. I hope these are good things. =) I just like to inspire people in general =)
Commuting to suicide? Like finding a cliff to jump off of? lol _________________ "I watched a change in you, It's like you never had wings, now you feel so alive"
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:38 pm Post subject:
I had a volunteer job at a local science museum. It was a lot of fun and I actually learned quite a bit of science too. _________________ "WE ARE SEX BOB-OMB! ONE TWO THREE FOUR!"
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:40 pm Post subject:
Honestly? Pretty much nothing in material terms. I help my mother with the housework, which makes things easier for her. That's it, though - I don't work outside the home at all, and I never have done.
Still, I probably do a lot of little things to shape other people's lives for the better. Unfortunately, that's something that I, like many others, tend to overlook. Maybe I could do with a George Bailey experience - might stop me from feeling so worthless.
I helped with organizing a Children's Day fest for refugee children this year and collected signatures for Amnesty International. That's pretty much all I did.
I did volunteer work for an Animal Hospital and I was an assistant several years in a row for a morning science camp for young gradeschool students. We would do stuff like help them put together owl pellets, go out to the pond or lake and get water specimens to put under a microscope and we would identify fossil kits ordered from a biological catalog.
My biggest contribution to society would be my posts on the internet forum, Wrong Planet
I like to inspire people to draw, or do better at stuff. I have also stopped a number of people from commuting suicide. I hope these are good things. =) I just like to inspire people in general =)
Commuting to suicide? Like finding a cliff to jump off of? lol
i have a mate who would jump off a cliff, not to kill himself just to do it for the sake of it... especially if dared.... he aspie.... not invincible.... >.<
no, ive had one friend tried to drink poison, another try and slit their wrists n bleed it out... another wanted to hang himself.. another wanter to jump out the 2nd story window of his house... ya u get the picture... these kids when i was 15-16 were 11-13 quite sad really...
I like to inspire people to draw, or do better at stuff. I have also stopped a number of people from commuting suicide. I hope these are good things. =) I just like to inspire people in general =)
Commuting to suicide? Like finding a cliff to jump off of? lol
i have a mate who would jump off a cliff, not to kill himself just to do it for the sake of it... especially if dared.... he aspie.... not invincible.... >.<
no, ive had one friend tried to drink poison, another try and slit their wrists n bleed it out... another wanted to hang himself.. another wanter to jump out the 2nd story window of his house... ya u get the picture... these kids when i was 15-16 were 11-13 quite sad really...
It is great that you are so supportive of your friends in their times of trial. Everyone could use a little compassion and reason.
We all contribute to society simply by existing, regardless of our diagnosis or lack of. The things that we do, the things that we say, and the people that we are help to enrich the lives of those we encounter. Making posters, tutoring, helping a friend, volunteering, inspiring others, helping organize events; these are all wonderful contributions to the world we live in. One doesn't have to build a house in a third world country or feed the homeless to better the existence of those in one's community. Every little bit of happiness spread, even if it is something as little as holding the door open for somebody or simply being a "shoulder to cry on," makes a difference in the lives of others.
To answer the OP:
My poetry is published in a few anthologies (albeit local and not immensely popular). I would hope that my literature is a contribution to society.
I've also sung at Veteran's Day programs with a volunteer "choir," tutored freshmen with writing, helped with church events, and caroled to the elderly.
