when can we say that we've made a difference?

When we no more behave like others then we are said to have made a difference and my father always say to make a difference by not doing the same bad thing as others are doing.

well being alive, will make a difference one way or the other. We will impact people near us wether good or bad.

The notion of what you are talking about is indeed very abstract and ambiguous, and to set generalized criteria for that is a difficult task. But, if you are willing to leave a lasting impact, of course you are looking for positive impact, you should not be hesitant to take risks and you should not be in a haste to do so. Well, there is an unimaginably long list of such criteria that I simply can not write. But, there is a simple 4 step plan: 1. You should know how to work hard. 2. You should be determined to work hard. 3. You should work hard. 4. You should let others work. The idea of working hard here is a bit different. Hard work does not just mean working 18 hours a day. It means working in conditions that your mind simply says NO to be in. The notion of these things varies greatly with the field they are applied in.

Your actions make a difference on someones life each and every day. Weather you see the difference you have made or not is the question. You never know when a friendly "hello" or a simple smile will change the way someone is feeling. Sowing the seeds of kindness by doing the smallest of things can make the largest impact that we never know. We were discussing this exact topic at our youth group meeting at the church. Our youth are preparing to go out at the end of June for a week long mission to the flood ravaged areas of Tennessee. They will be doing what many of them label as meanial task. Painting, pulling weeds, cleaning up trash, ect. but what they fail to see is the waves of people that this will touch. It is not only the home owner who benefits from these jobs being done but a neighborhood, a community and a state. It was told as the story of casting a rock into a pond. Some just see the rock sinking into the water, yet there are ripples that reach way beyond where the rock had sank.

Everything in life is all about risk I believe. As I've read in a book,the author said "Investment in life is change." Let us not belittle small things because little drops of water could make a pail full. Even small things can make a difference.

I got lucky and have written proof that I made a difference in someone's life. He was diagnosed with a rather painful life long disease. We had never met and I had been posting emotional artwork and blogs about the pains in my life. That's when I got an email from this guy telling me how I have inspired him. How I changed his life. How because of my strength, he's living his life again. He had wanted to give up. Now he's fighting his pain head on. I feel like even if I never succeed in anything again, that I still did good with him. Unfortunately it's not always so easy knowing if you'd made a real difference in someone's life. All you can really do is try. I've tried my whole life to fix my sister's life. But the choices she makes ruins all the efforts I make. So I haven't made a difference there. But I did my best. And when helping strangers or donating money, you probably never see a result telling you if you made any difference. But at least you tried. You did your best to help out. That's better than standing there doing nothing.