"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world"

I completely agree with Loeb's quote because I've known people who have put off getting involved for that precise reason. In some cases I do believe people are concerned about whether or not they know enough about the cause to get involved or they feel overwhelmed because it is such a complex issue. "We can't imagine how an ordinary human being with ordinary flaws might make a critical difference in a worthy cause." To show that is it ordinary people who come from ordinary backgrounds, Loeb included the detail about Martin Luther King Jr. received a C in his philosophy class. Back in school King was just another student trying to get through school and it wasn't until he got involved in his community did he learn what it meant to be involved.

I concur with Loeb's statement that as long as you follow your beliefs and stand up for what you believe is right, social change can be achieved regardless of absolute knowledge. There are times when I have second guessed myself regarding whether or not my efforts in the community matter because I feel like there is so much that needs to be changed or that I don't see my efforts immediately making a difference. Although I have run into this feeling, I continue to remain hopeful in my pursuits and I am not willing to just stop being involved because I don't see immediate results. Getting involved is the only way to become more familiar with what public involvement requires. Gandhi called his efforts "experiments in truth," because he had to learn about the truth from experience.