Either way, Mad men shaped the world, for better or worse. We never hear of Christopher Blakely, the man who scored in the 50th percentile on standardized tests, who made a modest living, and then quietly slipped into retirement. Nope, average doesn't cut it.
It's the "crazies" who make headlines, shape futures, and eventually mold History.
I recently heard a message from an evangelist about being Crazy for God. At the core we need to be Crazy About Him, before we can be Crazy For Him. It's the crazies that leave legacies like that.
Isn't that what Crazies are doing? Leaving legacies that stand for generations. Not necessarily to be remembered, or honored, but to leave this world better for having you in it?
What is your vision for your legacy 150 years from now? Not so much what do you think the world will be, or even what will people say about you 150 yrs from now. But, what will make this world better for having you in it, 150 yrs from now. Sure we don't talk about Chris Blakely specifically, but if he imparted wisdom, dreamt bigger, and made his family better, then his legacy will be in tact later. Even if his family of the future have no idea where the tradition started.
There is talk of a High Speed Rail system to be built in the US by 2050. That's vision beyond life-span. There are plenty of 50-70 year olds on that committee that likely will never see it fully built, but doesn't stop them from seeing it. Moses envisioned owning the promised land and didn't get to step foot in it until hundreds of years later.
Jesus Christ was seen as crazy, but that didn't stop Him from making this world better. Don't be afraid to dream, or step out, or build, or see, or cast vision, or invent, or live, or restart, or start, or impart, or impact, or invest, or stop---- & share a moment with you family.
Don't be afraid to be a "Ben Franklin", or a "Chris Blakely"
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