I've noticed something consistent about those who change the world. They choose to use their experience, failures and training in the moments when it matters... when it gets hard to do so.
It's easy to agree with this in an action movie. Take Interstellar- Matthew McConaughey is in space, out of fuel, his partner is trying to kill him, his ship blows up and his computer tells him he's a fool for thinking he can survive. But that's when he gets that look in his eyes, the music turns epic and he saves humanity. Right place, right time for all of his skill and experience to be put on display. That is the moment he was trained for.
But what does that look like for me? What do I do in the hardest moments of my life? In the moments that seem unforgivable, inexcusable and when I have every right to tear down the person that I'm annoyed at..? Will I use all that I've learned and experienced to do what will bring life, or will I do what most of the dying world would do?
Those who change the world, do so by changing the world for the person in front of them, in the moment they are in by choosing to behave in a way that is contrary to their setting. They will treat people in a manner that is beyond what the other deserves as an investment... as an introduction to a new normal.
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