John Lennon, Mahatma
Gandhi, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Charlie Chaplin, Hermann Hesse, Nelson
Mandela, Buddha – apart from being men, they all have three things
in common:
1) They inspire us
2) They are famous
3) They are dead
Of those alive today, who
is inspiring us? Who is wise and brave enough to speak the truth?
Surely not the famous – Barack Obama? The Pope? Justin Bieber? It's so
sad, it's almost funny.
Anyone who is trying to
find true role models with a heartbeat is facing really hard times.
Of course there are some left but usually they are unknown heroes –
they don't make the headlines and don't appear on TV shows or book
covers. So I guess we just need to look for them in other places...
I'm lucky, I've found one.
He lives just down the road from me – a simple guy with a bunch of
priceless messages. Have a look for yourself, I've done a little
documentary about him:
