SNOWFLAKES IN A WINTER STORM
"Always
remember that you are
absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. "
-
Margaret Mead
It's an interesting
paradox: there's no one else in the whole world just like us, and yet we all
have much in common with every other person on Earth. Like snowflakes in a
winter storm, we're unique but not unusual.
From time to time, each of
us feels a bit odd and out of step with the world, and yearns to be reassured
that that's OK. But the truth is that our individual needs are not that
different from those of everyone around us. Most of the joys and worries each
of us carries in our heart are shared by most of humanity. There may be six
billion one-of-a-kind humans on the planet, but only a handful of concerns to understand
and address.
One sure path to success is the capacity to honor individual
uniqueness while solving collective problems. Those who can make each person they meet feel special and
uniquely appreciated for who they are, while delivering widely-applicable
solutions, will find that the world beats a path to their door.
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