History doesn’t write itself. You’ve read that before from me. Visionary people create history so that others can write about it. Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Jesus Christ, Charlemagne, King Henry VIII, Christopher Columbus, King Louis XVI, Napolean Bonaparte, Queen Elizabeth I, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Czar Nicholas II, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, General Patton, Franklin Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandi, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Boris Yeltsin, and countless unknown NASA engineers and workers. They all had a vision of how the world should look. Not every action take by these, and others, were positive, but they worked hard to achieve their vision.
What vision of the world do you have? How would you change this planet? It’s possible. It’s been done before. It comes down to how much passion do you have in your vision. An old Cherokee proverb comes to mind. Inside each of us are two wolves. One good, one evil. Both are fighting for control of our actions, thoughts, and speech. Which one wins? The one you feed the most. Are you feeding your vision or is the random thought buried among other thoughts.
Are you living the life you envisioned? What is feeding your passion? How are you changing the world? And don’t worry about writing it down. That’s for others. After all, history doesn’t write itself.
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What I’m Reading – Many readers I know like to inquire what their favorite author is reading. At the end of each blog post, I’ll let you know what I’m reading. I may not be a published author yet, but I hope my choice of reading material inspires you to read. I’m still reading Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer. I encourage you to read a variety of topics.
Like reading your blog Al. Keep up the good work!!!😀
Asking for a comment on a Friday night is brave, but you took the time to ask, so: I propose that some of those visionaries did not end up with exactly what they planned. Except for Jesus, of course. Anyway, I think a challenge is that people don’t have a clear vision for change…so they do nothing. That is sad. Each visionary started with a simple thought or dream. The key word is “start”. Do something even if it is wrong. Your last paragraph asked questions, but your order was not to write them down. So, that is for conversation.