I caught this video on youtube of Michael Jordan’s greatest moments on the basketball court. And the thing that struck me most is this: some people are meant to live their life to inspire others to better themselves - Jordan is that type of being. Yes he is good, and yes he worked very hard and sacrificed a great deal of time and energy to achieve his success and yes he deserves every bit of the accolade and platitude showered upon him. All the same, I think he has done more than that with his life.
I feel that in perfecting his craft as he has done, he has gone on to inspire others to better themselves. He has gone on the make others look at the way they do things and perhaps ask ‘how can I perfect this?’ Anyone who watches Jordan on the basketball court doing his little thing cannot but be inspired to want to better themselves somehow. And watching it one is also driven to acclaim, as I am, – ‘I too want to live a successful life that inspires others towards success’. It’s yet another example of “the gift that keeps giving”. Perhaps this is an example of the "Collective self good" that Rinaldo Walcott spoke about. Walcott defines ‘collective self good’ as being responsible for the betterment of others as one is responsible for the betterment of oneself. i love that concept as it champions a sense of relational existence that best represents a communal agency.
My parting hope for this wonderful Friday morning is we all live our lives as successful beings who then inspire others towards living successful lives. Salam.
Check out the two youtube videos that I spoke of in this post
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoEjTMj0Yug&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ3B8p58qj4
