I had the opportunity to spend a small amount of time with some truly great people. It was just a few days but it was one of those events that make you reflect on what you have done in your life and who you are. I had the pleasure of meeting a 4 star general, a colonel, two majors, a sergeant, and an FBI special agent.
I have met a lot of great people in the course of my life. Those people have made me think, wonder, and change. People who have helped shape my beliefs and have made me better. These individuals, to say the least, are up at the top of that list of people.
They were incredibly humble and good natured. More importantly they were incredibly human.
I guess I didn't really know what I was expecting when I learned that I was going to get to spend some time with them. People like that seem somewhat apposed to what I've done with my life. They are driven and somehow completely selfless. The greater mission that they are a part of drives them, not personal gain or glory.
I guess I expected them to be superhuman. And in a way I guess they are, just now how I thought.
It is refreshing at my age to have my expectations dashed, then exceeded. All in on stroke.
The more I think about it the more I realize that I have a lot of work to do. That there are truly great people out there and that I should be seeking them out, emulating them.
I believe I'm a pretty decent person, but these people were great human beings. The lesson I have learned is good is ok, but I should never stop striving to be great.
