Amazing People

When you think of an 'amazing person', who do you think of?  A historic person like President Abraham Lincoln or General MacArthur, or a celebrity like Elvis Presley Or Denzel Washington? Or maybe one of your parents? Some amazing people start off, or seem to be amazing, and then they become disappointing. Think about the leaders the United States supported to take over a country (when it is in our benefit), and then they turned into a dictator and a ruthless tyrant. We as a country have done that too many times. To me, an amazing person would be a single struggling mother or father  trying to raise their children. That is a balancing act of love/compassion and making ends meet. I know that personally because, I was one of those children watching my mother struggle to make those ends meet, while doing all she could to give my a good life and home. And exhausting job.

Do you know or ever met an amazing person/s? I have met a few in my life. Some of them you'd recognize their names and faces. Some you'd never know because they are just like me, an everyday person. Being an amazing person does not necessarily mean you get the fame for being amazing, but probably the gratitude and admiration from those of us who are watching you. The little deeds they do, with no thanks or fanfare. Being a good neighbor or citizen or parent showing their children the right path in life. They ARE amazing to me.

You don't have to be be famous to be amazing. You just have to be a good person, take the initiative to do the right thing at the right time without being asked to do that right thing, AND, without wanting to be recognized as a hero. 

Doing the right thing can be interpreted differently by each person. The Insurrection of our nation's capital may have seemed like to right thing to do at the time to some people, but it wasn't. It was totally the WRONG THING to do! To get your opinion across is how you use your votes, not by rioting and violence. The event was amazing, the people, not so much.

But getting back to my point. We all know amazing people we have met, or maybe know today. Throughout my life, I have tried to take their inspiration and use it in my life, hoping to be a better person. It is like taking a small piece of that inspiration and combining it with other amazing people to make something great in you.

I see our lives as an empty vessel when we are born. As we age, we pick up a little of this, and a little of that to make us who we are and what we do in life. Much of your early years is formed from your parents, or the lack of. The rest of your life is formed from friends, education, wives or husbands, co-workers, and just people you meet, day in and day out. Today you are an almost full vessel, but with still more for more inspirations from others.

People inspire me and disappoint me, but that is life. Just remember there are many, MANY amazing people out there. Maybe you should take that inspiration and stick it in your pocket for use another day. Take care and stay safe.