To those who struggle in the
midst of anguish from men who deny our ideas; to follow our dreams
and aspirations in life. Let us rejoice to shed our old, to be reborn
the greatness that the universe conceived us as, and to our great men
who henceforth, what say you?
“Is it so bad, then, to be
misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus,
and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure
and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be
misunderstood.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self
Reliance
For a moment, let us go back
in to time, when you had encountered someone disagreeing with your
thoughts or ideas, and paint that specific person beautifully in your
mind. Add details to the images of what type of person that was, who
they were, and why they said, what they said. Perfect! Gaze at the
master piece you have drawn onto the canvas and tell me, how does
this person equate to the image of who you want to be in your life?
What qualifications? What
backgrounds? What resources does this individual have to educate you
on a subject they have nothing of? If a man was to work towards
becoming rich, does it make sense to listen to his friend, who has a
gambling problem? Is it wise to follow a system, to lose weight from
a person who is obese? If an individual stopped pursuing their
dreams, what good or purpose does it serve you, to do what they're
doing?
“Great spirits have always
encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
- Albert Einstein
I'm here to tell you, YOU
MUST LISTEN TO THEM...
Listen to them well...
and do the EXACT opposite of
what they say! Learn from their mistakes!
If that person quits on
his/her dreams, start pursuing yours! If that person doesn't read 30
minutes a day on a subject to follow their dreams, start reading 30
minutes a day! If that person isn't shooting for the moon, you must
“Shoot for the moon. Because even if you miss, you'll land among
the stars.” -Norman Vincent Peale
Do not take it personal when
a person has put out their own fire and wants to put out yours. They
just want us to suffer the cold together. When the time comes, be
humble, and lend them your light if they are wished to be helped, so
we can all dance around the fire together.
I'd like to give you one of
the most beautiful proclamation left by one of the most inspiring man
I have ever had the privilege of living in the same life time with.
"Here's to the crazy
ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in
the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're
not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify
or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them
because they change things... they push the human race forward, and
while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the
ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world,
are the ones who do."
-Steve Jobs
I'll end by asking you
again... What say you?
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