Are you living your life to be part of the cure or are you part of the disease?
Many people in this world are struggling with various problems. Problems can be physical, financial, social, emotional, problems on the job, or problems at home. Problems can be likened to a disease that impacts life in general. A disease is not only harmful, but if untreated will continue to grow until it kills. This could be literally or in the sense that it kills the spirit of a people. More than anyone else, a leader's job is to help solve problems and try to cure the disease around them.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the great American poet once said, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."
When we see others in need, we can respond in one of three ways:
- With helpfulness.
- With antagonism.
- With indifference.
The last two of these responses actually make us part of the disease, because either of these responses just makes the situation worse. Either we accelerate or exacerbate the problem by antagonizing it or by ignoring the problem and not helping we allow it to continue to grow to its conclusion. If we judge others or condemn them, that is also contributing to the problem. If we are indifferent to the needs of others or try not to be knowledgeable about the problems others may have, we are no good to them. This also perpetuates the problems.
We need to act on our good intentions, when we see others in need. We need to help with whatever help we can offer. We don't all have everything, be we all have something. We need to look for even the small things we can do for others to help them or bring some level of relief. We can affect the climate around us and make a difference in the world. Live with purpose and intention. Be a leader.
One other quote that came from Ralph Waldo Emerson is, "To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived -- this is to have succeeded."
Are you living your life to be part of the cure or are you part of the disease?
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