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Our passions; they're what make us strive for greatness, what gives us the determination to make our dreams into reality. They are what drive us each day to impact those around us in a good way. We each have a passion, and no matter how big or small it may seem one person's passion can impact the people around them in a big way. Tony Robbins once said " The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment. " I find this very true. If many of the people who had made great contributions to the world had no commitment to their work and passion, then we wouldn't have everything we have today. So even if my passion doesn't impact the world in a huge way, I'd rather have it affect a few people in the best way possible.

The subject of this speech though, is my passion and and how it can impact the world. A passion of mine since I was little has been technology. I was always interested in how things would work and what all the different parts would do. When my parents had to get new phones they didn't know how to use, I found out how to use them pretty quickly. They would say that I was very tech savvy. Because of this, they would actually ask my for help sometimes. I always enjoyed playing video games, and as I got older and understood more about technology, a thought crossed my mind. I thought about all the work that had been put into just the games that I had played. Then, the very thought about how much work had probably gone into all the games around now nearly made my head spin. I thought about all the social networking sites and all of the other websites you find online and realized something. All of these things we use so much today without even thinking about it were created by one person with a computer and a passion. That very thought that something so complex was created by such a simple dream amazed me.

Amazing when you think about it, right? Things like Apple, Facebook, and Instagram were all started with a passion and a dream that became all of the things we use today. Whenever you use your phone, watch TV, use a computer, or even play a video game; there are millions of different parts and codes that work to make these things work, and we don't even think about it. Once I realized these things, those thoughts helped to fuel my passion. I got ideas on how I could use my passion to impact people in a positive way. These are the very ideas that I decided to write about in the first place.

I got my first idea from a comment from my uncle. I had been messing around with Scratch on night, so that I could understand it more when my uncle had stopped by my house. Since he was really good with technology, I decided to show him what I was doing. He was impressed by how well I was able to work with it, and he said that maybe I should get into game design. The thought had crossed my mind before, although I usually just brushed it aside. This time, I took more time to think about it. I realized that I could enjoy that and that it would be an interesting thing to learn how to do. I then also thought about how it could effect people. Since there are a lot of people who play video games for fun, I could one day help make a game that could make people everywhere happy and possibly inspire them to use their passions to affect the world positively. Even though that would not affect the world as a whole so dramatically, knowing that I made a lot of people happy and that I affected them in a positive way would be enough for me.

Another way I thought my passion could affect the world, is that I could make some kind of appliance or program that's useful. I thought that since I was interested in how machines work, I could one day learn about how these things are made and how they're coded. I thought that one day with this knowledge, I could make an appliance, app, or some other kind of program that could help people in their daily lives. Possibly through helping them with organizing and doing work or providing entertainment.

So whether I end up making games that make people happy, or design something to help in every day life; I just hope that one day my passion can help affect people in a positive way and inspire then to use their passion as well.