It’s the authentic people we seek out over and over again, not just for entertainment, but for understanding and guidance in our own lives. After all, most of us don’t want to just be liked or admired, it doesn’t stop there, we want to be believed. We’ve all had the experience of being disappointed by someone after finding out they’re nothing more than a costume or the sum total of someone else’s stolen experiences. That’s all fine and good if that person made no bones about being in it for the fun of it, or for the magic of taking you somewhere fantastical for the duration of the amusement park ride. Lets face it there’s no one anywhere who’s perfect or ever going to be. Human beings by nature are disappointing, but to have the ability or even the right to judge anyone else’s performance on this planet, we have to start with ourselves, with our own authenticity or lack thereof.
Here’s a rather sobering thought, your life will be the sum total of the effect you’ve had on everyone else.
