Jane Goodall's Reason For Hope By Jane Goodall

Can one person, one person out of the billions of people on this magnificent planet, really make a difference? There are over seven billion people living on Earth, each with a separate and unique purpose. Jane Goodall, one person out of the seven billion, knew her purpose from a young age, and dedicated her life to accomplishing it. In Reason for Hope, Goodall unearths the connection and compatibility between faith and knowledge, and shares her project with her readers. Jane Goodall was a visionary, and had a project so immense that it must be broken down into three subprojects: the effect of chimps on chimps in Gombe, the relationship between chimps and humans throughout her time in the scientific world, and the human on human connection in our past, present, and future. A scientist does not necessarily need to obtain a degree in order to research and discover aspects of a particular species. Jane Goodall provides an example of a scientist who did just that. At the age of 26, Goodall began

A person has the choice to become either a positive or negative influence on this planet, and it is up to them to make that personal decision. Many believe that one person cannot make a difference unless there are extreme outside circumstances, such as growing up in a family of distinction. However, Goodall believes very differently. “What a difference a single individual could make in our gradual process toward a moral world…Yes, each one of us carried seeds for change.” One person can make a difference, but not all of these changes need to be so big that they are written down in history books. In fact, just the difference that one person can bring about on another person has the potential to create a snowball of differences. One person says a kind word to another person, the next person passes that positive sentiment on, and so on and so forth. This is the idea of “paying it