Find Your Forerunners
If you struggle to envision what living authentically means for you, seek out forerunners who embody the qualities and values you aspire to. Observe, listen, and learn from those who represent your image of transcendence.
𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦?
It’s like a vivid image of your future self speaking and giving expression to words hidden in the chambers of your soul.
I'm not referring to mere admiration for someone's wisdom or their ability to make sense. It's about a deeper, more personal connection. It's like a baby-in-the-womb-leaping experience.
These precious experiences should be rare, as we are not meant to see ourselves in everyone. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞.
God has placed in our environment a few forerunners that represent our image of transcendence.
When you find those people, please follow them closely and carefully observe their lives.
I have discovered more of my authentic prototype by following and observing my forerunners.
𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝, 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲.
If you struggle to envision what living authentically means for you, seek out forerunners who embody the qualities and values you aspire to. Observe, listen, and learn from those who represent your image of transcendence.
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬?
Have you found your forerunners? If you have, how did you feel when you first met them?
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