"There are no misfits in the Universe. All notes are
necessary for the symphony. You are unique. There is
nothing useless other than your belief and concept that
you're useless." Dr Robert Anthony
One of the beliefs that keeps us from doing great things is
our belief that only great people, special people, can do
great things.
A brief look at world history and spiritual writings will
quickly disprove that notion. The most enduring tale in
literature and real life is the ordinary person who is called
to do great things.
A skinny little guy from India got treated badly on a train
in South Africa one day. He decided he couldn't ignore
racist discrimination any more. So Gandhi went back to
India and when he was done the British were out and India
was free. Just an ordinary guy.
One of my favorite stories in the spiritual literature is in the
Hebrew scriptures. A young kid is apprenticed to a priest in
the Temple. He's doing OK, until he starts hearing a voice
calling his name.
He goes to Eli, the priest, several times to find out what he
wants, but Eli finally figures it out and says, "Samuel, that's
not me, that's God talking. Go listen!"
How many times has that happened to us? We don't hear
what we're being called to do because we are trapped in
our ordinary-ness.
Every special person is an ordinary person who listened to
the call and said "Yes!" The next time you find yourself
thinking that "somebody should do something with or about
that" just stop, take a deep breath, and like Samuel, say, "OK,
I'm listening."
We'll all appreciate it.
All the best,
Wes
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