Leadership Series #3: EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE DEFY REALITY!
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps at the Lincoln memorial in Washington, D.C. and delivered a speech to more than 250,000 people.
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character…” The “I have a dream speech” defied the reality of Dr Martin’s day, where blacks were considered second and third class citizens of America! That speech defied the status quo and changed history. Today a Black man is the President of the United States!
Extraordinary people defy reality and change history of their family, their community and their nation. Sir Edmund Hilary became the conqueror of Mount Everest because he defied the reality that many have died trying. The American Astronauts defied reality when the landed on the moon. Their first steps became a giant leap for mankind.
Only extraordinary people take one step and history is changed forever. No single Olympian has ever defended the 100 and 200 meters record, but Usain Bolt of Jamaica defied reality and became a living legend! When you defy reality of your birth, circumstances of your village and the negative news about your people, culture and nation, history will bow to you. Today I challenge you to be an extraordinary person, defy your reality and change history!
Bankole Olubamise, 11 Aug, 2012.
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