"Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation." - Robert F. Kennedy
I found this quote today and my first thought was "Hey, wait, didn't this guy get shot?" So thanks to the wonders if Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com/) I found out that yes, that Robert F. Kennedy, brother of the slightly more famous John F. Kennedy, was mortally wounded by Sirhan Sirhan (The guy so nice they named him twice?).
How prophetic were those words, if not for how the Kennedy's and Camelot have been forged into the anals of history, but how one person can influence an entire history of events. It sort of reminds me of an old television show "Quantum Leap", where - "Trapped in the past, Doctor Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, putting things right, that once went wrong and hoping each time, that his next leap will be the leap home."
We can't change our past, but we do have the ability to change our future at any given time if we want to. Do you ever wonder how your actions today influence someone else's future?
I am going to run tonight after I have worked a 16 hour day. I'm tired already but find myself looking forward to running - oh god did I really say that outloud?
I love how you start each post with a quote.
ReplyDeleteI honestly didn't expect it to happen, but I am finding that I look forward to going for a run too (except when Mother Nature smites me, like she did the other night).
You are a tremendous inspiration in your own right Niki, thank you for taking the time to read me.
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