I don't know about you, but to me, the world isn't all about power. It isn't about how much power we have, how we can push folks around, or how many people we can intimidate. It isn't particularly about how much money you can make, or how popular you among people who may not know who you really are.
It's not about pursuing the futile. It's not about obtaining the unobtainable. The things that concern individuals, also concern nations.
The pageant of nations is the history of the world, and vice versa. Those who write history cast nations in the role of heroes and villains.
And when one is a hero, the greatest temptation is to commit the sin of pride, to fall, and then to take the world down with you.
Mighty Casey did finally strike out at bat.
And so, when our leader told us that we should be humble, I knew he couldn't be. Because it's difficult to be humble, when humility is seen as a sign of weakness.
Can we afford to lose a champion, through whatever means or happenstance chances our way?It takes vision to lead. When we fail to lead, the world loses a great champion. When the world fails to be inspired, we lose a great strength.
It takes more than a village to raise the children of our dreams.
It takes each of us.
For in the end, each of us are leaders we seek. For better or for worse.
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