Have you ever made a 'mark' on somebody elses life?? How? Why??

The first thing that came to my mind was the relationship I have with my boyfriend - I do believe that THAT counts as making a mark on someone's life. We both did on each other. I think that there's no better way of "marking" than actually spending time with each other - those times well spent turn into memories that will be cherished. Aside from the romantic sharing I just gave which probably made you barf (LOL), I also have parents who go out of their way in order to ensure that they help the people who need it the most. They even sent someone to school - who now has a good career and is living well for himself thanks to the effort and guidance that my parents have provided. I hope that I would someday be as kind hearted and as generous as my parents. Thanks for the response on my discussion :)

well everybody you personally know have been marked less or more by you. But it is the " good mark " you should do to others. i have always left a big "mark" from people i have met and shared lives together. Dunno if its the bad or good one

I might have done it several times, either for good or not so good and never noticed it. One I hope I did for good, I helped an old lady find her way back to a parking lot where she left her car, the thing is, she didn't knew where that was since she was visiting the city to get some medications ... did I mention she was in another country? She came from the states (english speaking lady) to Mexico and when trying to get back to her car, to the parking lot, to the border, to her house, that's when by coincidence ran into me and my brother, we were having a snack in a food stand and she came over asking for help since she was lost. She said she left her car in a parking lot, but ... which one? She did not had a clue as for a reference, a parking ticket or anything. We offered her a ride trying to find it, and eventually did, she broke into tears of joy after that, we were happy for her.

Two months ago, a dear friend celebrated her birthday, I called her up and told her I'm coming with another dear friend of ours. She's quite hesitant to let us come and see her as she has no preparations as it's not yet pay day. I told her that's alright what's important is seeing each other on her special day. I pass by a food store and bought roasted chicken and grilled fishes. I called on our other friend and together we went to greet our dear friend. She's quite ashamed but so happy in seeing us. She told me "am spending my birthday doing laundry and am not quite feeling well", "Hey you brought food?", but smiling sweetly, I told her just a little for us to dine together. She bring out the rice and the famous birthday recipe, the pancit (long strand noodles sauteed with pork or chicken) cold water and fruits. What a wonderful dinner we had with her and the family. She was so happy and requested us to sing her "Happy Birthday" before we started eating. As we'd been doing before we had little talks about the children and the family and after a while we decided to go home. While walking to get a ride, She whispher "Thank you sweetheart (we call each other "sweetheart"), you made my birthday special, and am so happy." "Don't mention it, that's so little and besides we all feel happy, dining together, I replied." Thpugh thats a little favor but I know it marks to my friend's life, and being together on that special day happily, marks to our lives as well.

I think, some where, some time your parents must have been my claasmates. Helping others is a way of life for some of us. Such incidents can't be counted or remembered as they keep on happening every day. You are lucky to have such parents, make them proud by going one step ahead. meapas.

i'm sure what we had done will comeback to us again.so i believe that we must do all the good thing in all activity in my life.whatever the situation.if someone ask me for help,i will give them as i could.i never think that maybe made i ever made a mark on somebody life,i just don't care about it,all i had thinking is just to life and do the best for all of my life.

Well I think that helping for the sake of geting anything in return isn't helping at all. But, on a more positive note, I think that every single act we do for others makes a mark on them, it's simply up to others to realize that. While most people remember huge, life-saving acts, I think that even small acts affect other people. I like to think about Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, where a priest's simple act of giving changed a man angry at society into a man who positively contributed to it. Who knows when a Jean Valjean is around, waiting to be changed by a simple act of kindness?

I'd have to disagree with you about that first sentence about everyone innately wanting to leave a "mark" on someone. I have met some seriously selfish people - one guy in particular. Thank God it was just one date - what a waste of my hour! When I was in college - I became a mentor for MSRC - a program for high school kids (mainly focused to those who are doing well in school but yet do not have the money to go to college or even think about colleg) encouraging them to pursue higher education in Math and Sciences. I loved it! And loved those girls! For an entire summer - I was their mom, their friend, their enemy ( the good kind), their sister. It was very rewarding - in the end, they told me how much I left a mark in their lives. And I replied that I learned so much more from them. Often times, "leaving a mark" is a two-way street.

I think that everybody has left a mark on somebody in one way or another..every single act I do to a person changes this person a litlle bit and the other way around, like a kid that get's bullied by someone, they both left something on the other person, it may not be something big, but it changes the person way of thinking about somethings just a litlle bit