I listened to a refreshing television broadcast this evening. Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, England was questioned about his occasional choice of private air travel for he and his bride and infant son. He faced this criticism and humbly deflected it with some simple responses. The Prince said, “I can do better, we all can do better…we all have a responsibility for our own individual impact.” Wherein he was generally speaking of his most recent initiative called Travel List, which he set up to educate people on travel choices that are sustainable on the environment, and to work with large businesses on their making sustainable choices, I felt that his words had a more global ring to them.
“I can do better, we all can do better…we all have a responsibility for our own individual impact.”
Isn’t this true about the manner in which we navigate life in general? Isn’t it true in terms of how we treat or speak to others? Isn’t it an accurate statement on the choices we make that lean toward self-serving? In all of these things, I know I can do better, and I believe that you can do better, too. Together our individual impacts will marry, and by that, result in bringing about more kindness to this divisive world.
So, tomorrow when I wake up I am going to start my day with the mantra, ‘I can do better!’ I am going to use those words to propel me through the day. And, should I encounter any strangers, I will somehow let it be known that I am trying to do better and hope that these words strike a chord within them too!