Sow the seeds of greatness, water the drops of inspiration
It sure feels good to reminisce about the wonderful thoughts of the past ...
Yesterday morning, one just opened itself. I was a chair for a national conference in Romania for AIESEC 30 months ago ... and that seemed like a distant memory, as I was a strapling of myself today. What I remembered was a powerful learning experience of working with another culture, with 300 future leaders and at that time, I did wonder what roads of destiny would they fulfill. Not that I expected too much, but I guess any facilitator of youth conferences would hope that someone will get inspired, step up and continue or even take further what we started.
Back to my story ... Didy is one of those who participated during NPS, and though I did not know her, she managed to find me through my MSN messenger. She's the one who keeps our communication alive, by dropping me messages every now and then, but it's been a while, say a year since I last chatted with her.
Apart from her picture on MSN (she's definitely more stunning & beautiful now), it's amazing that she has followed an international path of learning, by taking up leadership in another country, similar to what I did back then. Deep down, I felt quite proud that she has taken a path less travelled and just shared that it's a path that opens many unknown opportunities in life.
But what made it best was that she thanked me for the work I done as a chair back then because it was the presence of so many of my team then who showed & convinced many of her peers that opportunities & dreams are realized only when we pursue them with ultimate self belief & dogged determination. I never really thought or believed that my work can change lives (it was only hypothetically then, but hard to buy as a corporate guy like myself .nowadays)
And I think the thought, and the 2 words of gratitude really made my day, to know that I watered upon the seeds of greatness, needing that little drops of inspiration to start it all. It warmed me to know that people do remember you, people take further what you started and that more than 30 people around the globe, from those 300 have taken their steps to chase their dreams, just because some people back then sprinkled the dusts of hope.
Just happy to be reminded that I have the power to change, the ability to make a difference ...
Yesterday morning, one just opened itself. I was a chair for a national conference in Romania for AIESEC 30 months ago ... and that seemed like a distant memory, as I was a strapling of myself today. What I remembered was a powerful learning experience of working with another culture, with 300 future leaders and at that time, I did wonder what roads of destiny would they fulfill. Not that I expected too much, but I guess any facilitator of youth conferences would hope that someone will get inspired, step up and continue or even take further what we started.
Back to my story ... Didy is one of those who participated during NPS, and though I did not know her, she managed to find me through my MSN messenger. She's the one who keeps our communication alive, by dropping me messages every now and then, but it's been a while, say a year since I last chatted with her.
Apart from her picture on MSN (she's definitely more stunning & beautiful now), it's amazing that she has followed an international path of learning, by taking up leadership in another country, similar to what I did back then. Deep down, I felt quite proud that she has taken a path less travelled and just shared that it's a path that opens many unknown opportunities in life.
But what made it best was that she thanked me for the work I done as a chair back then because it was the presence of so many of my team then who showed & convinced many of her peers that opportunities & dreams are realized only when we pursue them with ultimate self belief & dogged determination. I never really thought or believed that my work can change lives (it was only hypothetically then, but hard to buy as a corporate guy like myself .nowadays)
And I think the thought, and the 2 words of gratitude really made my day, to know that I watered upon the seeds of greatness, needing that little drops of inspiration to start it all. It warmed me to know that people do remember you, people take further what you started and that more than 30 people around the globe, from those 300 have taken their steps to chase their dreams, just because some people back then sprinkled the dusts of hope.
Just happy to be reminded that I have the power to change, the ability to make a difference ...
posted by Jay @ 25.11.05
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