December 9On This Rotation
Rotation is the law of nature. When nature removes a great person, people explore the horizon for a successor; but none comes, and none will. Their class is extinguished with them. In some other and quite different field, the next person will appear; not Jefferson, not Franklin, but now a great salesperson; then a road-contractor; then a student of fishes; then a buffalo-hunting explorer, or a semi-savage Western general.
Ralph Waldo Emerson—Uses of Great Men (1849)
Emerson's message is painfully clear: no matter our eventual impact, our individual spirit will be extinguished with us.
There will be others, and they will be equally unique in their contributions.
But let's not wait for an invitation. Let's kick ass on this rotation.
Challenge Question
- What's one thing you should definitely stop putting off? When are you going to do it?
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