Dear readers,

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.

Guess what I’m doing now? Mainly the same and different, this time listening to “Amy MacDonald – This is the Life“. The same: embedded below; different: made some tweaks to the embed window (a little larger and a boarder and a blueish color theme) – let me know what do you think about it. I have the belief that one has to search people who talk about great things, for people who think about great things, for people who do great things. I still believe in it, but…

…how many small things will you do before achieving that “great thing”? How many conversations about wine will you participate in before giving a speech in front of a million people? Just count the moments in your life in which you were entangling in meaningless ideas or goals; count them as sheep and see how long you’ll last before falling asleep. In the same time, remember one random jinx: Not all will become leaders!

Even if you are an uncut diamond, or Dalai Lama; even if you are a random guy on the Internet, or Linus Benedict Torvalds; even if you are a young engineer, or Anghel Saligny; even if you are a male, or a female – we all have a moment… a moment in which we are lonely with a friend beside us, a moment in which we want more, a moment in which we think  about the past. In this moment, we do want to talk about ideas, we do not want to talk about things, we just want to talk about wine. We just want to remember. We just want to chat. And brag, and say nothing.

The truth is, as strong as you are, showing a face to others, maybe another face each day. As prepared as you are to face the unknown; as willing you are to not show your weaknesses because others depend on you or just because; as your mask is made of stone; as you face challenges and don’t bother about feelings (your feelings); you are flesh. This is the moment in which your heart beats, in which your heart hurts, in which you are sincere and silent.  You are not sad, you do not regret distant friends, you do not remember the distance or the departure, you are just melancholic. It is that “What if?” moment.

This moment is not unique (you will have plenty of them), it is not unusual (you are human after all), this moment is a step (towards your goals). It is the moment in which you are part of the small people. You are prepared to change the course of your life. You are prepared to make life changing decisions. It is the moment in which every detail counts forever, the moment is you – small, human, unshielded, optimistic, idealist, friendly, open, caring, altruist. Every great person has this moment in order to become a leader.

In that very moment, you ask your friend: “Do we buy a beer?”, he says yes and the moment is gone! You are ready to conquer another mountain, or DREAM!

Best regards,

Geo (Belea2008)

P.S.: I said not all will become leaders; it is a false statement: everyone is a leader in its own unique way! Take care of you, your heart and I wish you success in conquering your mountains! (as always, if you have troubles, you can contact me on http://twitter.com/Belea2008)


Linus Benedict Torvalds