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Influential People Today

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In the society we live in today, our thought processes are different than what they were a decade or two ago. We live in the cinematic age as they call it, and in this time it is quite difficult to have positive influences as the world faces destruction, neglect, and hatred. As a little boy not understanding the world, I would have assumed that most people were somewhat influential. However, as I aged into the young man I am today, I understand that being influential person takes a certain individual. An individual who has the moral code of willingness to help others effectively while asking for nothing in return but their happiness. Besides my parents and some family members I can simply say with all that is occurring in our time, there is not one person I can truly admire today. Six centuries before christ, there was a figure that sought out to find a deeper meaning in …show more content…

This figure showed that there is more to life than just affluences. In the modern culture we are surrounded by today, there are a few people who are inspirations to others, such as Bill Gates, Taylor Swift, Emma Watson, Warren Buffett, and a few others. These individuals dedicated their life into accomplishing what they have today. However, although these individuals are certainly an inspiration to the next generation of kids, I find that they do not posses all the qualities of trying to build a better future. As a little boy my grandparents would always talk to me about a certain individual who has influenced their lives. Maybe not as a child, but as I got older I started to understand why my grandparents would always talk about Siddhartha Gautama. According to Biographyonline.net, Siddhartha was brought to this world

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