The Calling

      A long time ago, a man by the name of Socrates shook the foundations of the ancient world. He went against most things that were common practice to teach at the time in ancient Athens and instead instilled his own teachings on the youth. Many hated him for it, including many of the officials at the time. As a result, he was tried in front of a court and found guilty on charges that were much less than reasonable. In order to prove his point, Socrates accepted the charges in stride, and when his friend Cicero attempted to break him out of prison, he refused. If he were to break out, Socrates would break the law and thus go against everything that he ever taught to his pupils.

      What we need today more than ever are people that take their teachings as serious as Socrates, as serious as Gandhi, Buddha, and Mother Teresa. These are the type of people that preach ideas that they truly believe in. Gandhi fasted for days at a time in order to draw attention to what he felt was important. An important thing to consider is that these people did not hurt anyone else in their quest to help. I feel as though we are transitioning into a world of false prophets and leaders. The people that do not really believe in what they are saying. These people will scam and hurt others at every corner in order to ensure their success. This is not what we need right now. We need people again that believe so strongly in their message that they are willing to give their life to preserve it. There are countless growing dilemmas in the United States of America alone, not to mention the entire world. World hunger, constant war that never seems to have an end, problems with overpopulation in various countries around the world, greenhouse gases that are continually warming our planet to the point where the ice caps no longer exist, and a growing problem of disease throughout much of Africa are some of the largest problems we, as human beings, have to deal with each day.

    We need people to come alive more than ever. I don’t mean people go through the motions and do the bare minimum just so that he or she could say that he did it. I am talking about people that wake up and get out of their bed solely for one reason: to do something that they love. It is this love that will drive people to go above and beyond and put in much more effort than required in order to ensure that something is done to the best of their ability. These are the people that will change the world and make the impossible possible.