What happened to John Doe?

May I just begin by saying I thoroughly enjoy how often I space out in World Studies Class. This time when my mind wondered off, I actually stayed on topic relatively. We were again researching our African tribe we were assigned and as I read I kept thinking about the lives of these people.

I read about the patriarchal society the Lunda tribe has and my mind invented a scenario. The website mentioned something about how beating one's wife was not unheard of. That is a sad thing, yet people in their society saw that as normal. Here in the U.S. such a thing is awful and seen as completely unacceptable. Think about if you were put in such a place. No one cared if your spouse came home and punched you in the face every night. No one cared if he held you down and had intercourse with you against your will. No one cared if died.

It just hit me that there are SO MANY people who have been born, lived, and died without anyone knowing about it. When I say anyone I mean the rest of the world. Of course people in their community knew them. I mean think about it. A living, breathing person who has feelings, senses, and a working mind has lived a whole lifetime and never made a single, important impact on life itself. That happens a lot.

Me, I want to make a difference.