It inspired me to be a better person.

Meaning: This means that the boy's story made me want to be a better person.

Choice of Words: Inspired means to fill with enthusiasm or determination. Me means the person speaking or writing. To be means to exist. Better means of a more excellent or desirable quality. Person means a human being. When you put them together, "it inspired me to be a better person" means that it filled me with enthusiasm or determination to exist as a human being of a more excellent or desirable quality.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The book inspired me to be a better person.
• Books make you a better person.
• Reading made her a better person.
• Reading makes you a better person.
• I'm a better person when I get enough sleep.
• He became a better person.
• His stories inspired us to be better people.
• Patient continued to feel better and better.
• We practiced every day, and he got better and better.
• A friendly person helped him find his way.