The Historic

ACTION: Seriously now, real live action….... History is not something that happens - history is made, history is manufactured and produced. It is made and labored over, concentrated on and meticulously shaped; history pages are written by those who are willing to pay the price and tirelessly forget the mindless things, the pointless activities, and choose to spend their 24/7 forging a legacy for generations to come.

History is deliberately fabricated. By whom? By the movers and shakers, the energetic and disruptive, the bold and the risky, the thoughtful and the calculated. Earth is a huge place that requires huge amounts of self-application and diligence. Historic boat-shakers are the people that are consumed by cause, passion, conviction, action, and devotion to the end-product that will be our eulogy. The eulogy? What will it read for me? I've only got a dash of time to figure that out so I'd better get to work - fast, hard, and focused. With outstretched arms and neck, my death will mark a life of no regret, no reserve, and no compromise.

So many theories will never make the books; so many intentions will never make an ounce of difference or add a drop of value to anyone or anything besides their originator. Distraction is not an option and tiredness has no home among the wave makers and culture shapers. Centuries will tell of those who lived every diminutive moment with the everlasting in mind.

Will my life be a body of text on the pages of history or will my days occupy the abundant and empty white space that only backdrops the pictures, text, and exploits of the historic? Great question. I know I'll do my best to fashion history with the ever-increasing inventory in my young, green hands; confidently I'll step forward to be counted among the few to die on the frontlines with faith at my back and purpose before me. By the grace of God these 80+ I spend alive will amount to a little more to the world than a reallocated social security number and an old weathered headstone. Of course, last time I checked, I've got the ultimate history maker in my corner of the ring…in which case... what am I waiting for?
...rgf