Disasters, like the hurricanes we’ve endured here in Florida, call us together. They shift our focus to what we have in common — and inspire the strength of alliance.
Just for a moment, we trade places with somebody. We realize that we share the same planet, the same economy, and the same DNA. We realize that roles are simply roles, subject to change. “Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down,” said Jimmy Durante.
But when it seems like things can’t get worse, and they do, they just got better. It’s when the ball hits bottom that it starts to bounce up again.
“I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom,” said General George S. Patton. We may be unable to defy gravity … but we can sure enough rebound. The best way to bail somebody else out may be to let him find out what he’s made of when he hits the ground.
Now is always the best time to discover who we are and start the ascension.
Many don’t know how far they can climb. They may think they just got lucky the first time up. Oh, I know, some of them did get lucky; some of them just knew somebody who got lucky! But that doesn’t mean they’re “bad” or “weak”; it only means they’re afraid that they are, which makes them terrified of falling.
If we are to succeed together, we can’t deny others the opportunity to discover their resiliency. We must help them to find and draw on their individual vigor, as well as the vigor of union.
Let’s rebound from the fall, any and every fall … and let’s do it together.
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