We all have a choice.
"There is still good in Him" is echoed by both Luke Skywalker and his mother, Padme at different points in the Star Wars saga.
We all have parts of us that are dark. Parts of us that are light.
It's really in the choice.
NOT just a choice made by masked super heroes and villains. The best part of me always is in stark contrast to me at my worst. And I alone get to make that choice. DAILY. I can be that good man that truly wants to make a difference in this world, or I can be less than that. A man consumed with only himself and unwilling to be anything more at all.
I've walked through the days of allowing my worst to rise and guide my steps. It is just like the cave that Luke goes in to find Vader/Himself. It took finally facing my own personal dark side that allowed me to know more of WHO I truly am and decide.
I want to be the BEST of me.
Not sure exactly what that totally entails, but I'm learning it. And stumbling at times to fully embrace it. One day I hope to look back and see that the days I have here are snapshots of the BEST.
There will be times that I fail. Times that I just don't give a damn. But those decrease as the moments I choose to find a purpose and a meaning continue to rise to the forefront.
"There is Good in Him"
we all want to be the best....we all want to be happy....
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ReplyDeleteGreat post Chad! Perhaps the best part of this is your closing statement "There will be times that I fail. Times that I just don't give a damn. But those decrease as the moments I choose to find a purpose and a meaning continue to rise to the forefront." At work we call this CI... Continuous Improvement and it is a good way to live!
ReplyDeleteAs I think about Luke, I realize that all of us should work to bring out the good in those who have perhaps chosen the "dark" side.
The man I know and love has lots of good in him. Continue your path, and continue to bring out your best. You are a great man.
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