Boldly by the Beard

Let me just jump right in. Looking back on my notes from Monday night, there is a few things that Mr. Rusevylan said that stood out to me. One was:

"Share life."

Honestly, I have no idea why he said that. But it's good. And such a simple thing. It reminds me of a Bible verse:  "We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us." -1st Thessalonians 2:8

That verse applies to something else that Mr. Rusevylan said:

"Stop throwing money at people, and say that you fixed it." 

What's wrong with giving money donations, you as,. Nothing. They are important. But it is also our responsibility to roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty. Sharing life with people, actually spending time getting to know them, will have more of an impact than writing a check ever will. 

I want to mention one last thing that Mr. Rusevylan said. He mentioned that people will say no for two reasons: either they are scared of failure, or they don't want to take the time. I thought this was very profound and it made me thing of a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson and I will end with that.

"When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers."