Leading by example

If I should let this pen write, it would never stop considering the countless thoughts my mind holds each minute. But perhaps the miracle of my persona is that in my writings, there are secret doors that sometimes exude of sarcasm. It is the mystery that makes the read worthwhile. Some may understand it at first glance while others may just pass it by for what its contents hold. If everything was written up on the chalkboard, we would have all been A students. 

There was no one more sarcastic at school, as me, as I was called "Miss know it all" which often clashed dramatically with my noisy playful character that earned many ruler slashes (on the hand of course). Many a time, I was brought to the front of the class to teach the rest of the lesson as a punishment. A teacher once said, "Don't aim to be a clown so much, rather aim higher to where you belong. The secret outcome of great students is their ability to listen and understand."

It is harder to achieve dreams she says, the holder of painful shins, the scars of gym this week. Alas if we do not reach out over an above expectation, then dreams will stay piped.  Kate never thought, as a little girl, she would one day have a fairy tale wedding becoming the envy of others but she did because she probably wished it in a dream once upon a time and just believed in it, silently, ever since. Perhaps the charm, pure nobility, fairy taled wedding ensemble left me too even feeling ever so feather toed and dreamy of my own, one day. A dress like that can in itself cause tremendous upheaval in the feminine nous spurring desire.

Perhaps walking in her shoes, now though, means many are waiting for a stumble, while others, especially little ladies are hoping to be her. After endless leadership training back in the day, the concept that stuck like glue was "leading by example". Its reference not poised at corporate attitude alone but it extension lies in how we personally portray ourselves in the public eye. 

As if getting in my car spotting a little scene across the road, offered some perspective, (Hold the bus...What? Yeah Yeah I know but I am a desperate housewives fan after all..), the thought of who we are as a named person, as a community member, as a muslim, as gender would have it, as a professional, as a family member and perhaps many other roles we each offer, is what makes us and the others that grow in our shadows.

The father who raises a son to follows his antics, the one who pulls up in a phantom, is envied by the valet,  the one who went out looking to earn some money, ends up envying the one in a suit and the housewive who is home waiting for her husband to return envies the one who spends their time with him all day.  Yes, leading by example is not as simple as it resolves to be, it is an act of constant scrutiny by anyone hoping to follow in its footsteps.  

Just ask Hitler - equally hated and loved but alas he revived the economy post the depression following WWI leaving many still quoting him today. "Nazism took root in the world's most powerful scientific culture, boasting half of the world's Nobel Prizes and a sizable fraction of the world's patents. German science and medicine were the envy of the world, and it was to Germany — the "land of scholars and poets" — that many academic hopefuls flocked to cut their scientific teeth." [Source] ...And yet the very same leader who sparked off WWII. "Example is not the main thing in influencing others.  It is the only thing." [Albert Schweitzer]