Many
believe that change and growth can come through discourse alone. That
sounding off and speaking out actually accomplishes anything. Today,
just as yesterday and the day before impassioned speeches
will be made from the bedraggled fellow in Hyde Park speaker’s corner to
the United Nations. Chances are none of them will be remembered next week, or even
tomorrow for that matter in most cases. There have always been, and will always be
vibrant speakers. Eloquent and moving in the moment, their words perhaps
even bridging time, to touch future generations. However, did their
words alone result in or engender action? Consider: If Churchill had not
demonstrated resolve along with his eloquence, would Britain have
persevered against seemingly insurmountable odds? When FDR spoke on Dec.
8th 1941, he called for action. What would the world look like today if
he had failed to follow through? John Kennedy did not suggest that
maybe we should go to the moon; he said we would in the next ten years
and put into motion the foundation to accomplish that. Mother Teresa did
not merely speak about love and service, but demonstrated it by living
and prospering in conditions that few of us can truly comprehend.
These
individuals were dynamic. Yes, they spoke well, but what made them
dynamic was making their words real, turning eloquence into action.
Though we may never reach the levels of renown of these dynamic
individuals, being dynamic is part and parcel of Living on the
Spiritual Basis.
Faith without works is dead, sweet words and
promises mean nothing, actually becoming destructive, if the appropriate
action does not follow. None of us walks the way we talk all of the
time, but it is a goal worth shooting for. Strive to be dynamic; one day
at a time, a speech demonstrated with appropriate action always
carries more weight, and lasting permanent value, than eloquence alone.
© Vincent Lee Jones Living In Spirit
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Enlightenment, Zen, Emmet Fox, How To Be Happy, Golden Key, Pope Francis,
Chopra, Jesus, Einstein, AA, McRaven, Healing Path
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