Exhilaration. The intoxicating feeling one may enjoy in the
presence of one’s inspiration. There’s nothing wrong with letting that person
know how much their work means to you. But that excitement won’t last, and when
it becomes an obsession, an addiction, that’s a sign that something is missing.
You’re not letting inspiration do its true work—to empower you to change your
own life.
That rush of electricity is fleeting. It’s not meant to
endure. When you discover your true self and understand your own life path and follow
it, that’s when life becomes a real adventure. You may not find fame. You may
not find fortune. But you will find sustaining happiness.
How to find your path?
“I’ve always
been after the idea of betterment – to know exactly everything about that wine,
and tell you about the birdsong I can hear, and to understand the world around
me.” – Benedict Cumberbatch
If you want to get B’s attention, why not give him the
greatest gift a person can receive: the knowledge that they’ve helped people
and made the world a better place? Instead of scrapbooks and presents that will
be discarded by staff, why not show him how he’s inspired you to help others?
Create a blog or post stories about how B has inspired you
to help others, to make a difference. He’s much more likely to see that, much
more likely to notice. Be a force for good, like B.
