Award for love?
This is an email that was forwarded to me a few weeks ago, and I find myself thinking about it once in awhile.
You don't actually have to take the quiz. Just read this straight through and you'll get the point. It is trying to make an awesome point!
Here's the first quiz:
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and
actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do? The facts are, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
6. Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you.
Easier? The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care.
posted by Katie @ 8:59 AM
7 Comments:
So maybe I'm a bit cynical at the moment because I had a relatively pleasant dream last night and I'm mad at the alarm clock right now. But I feel compelled to point out the basic flaw in most of those comparisons: the first list requires names from a very precise, elite group where the second requires a few from a pool of infinitely many. What if the first quiz asked you to name a few people who have been published in peer-reviewed journals?
The lesson, of course, is true. But I'm still going to strive for Broadway. ;)
I'd like to believe that the pool of people who have touched my life is infinite, but alas, it is not. :) I do agree that the first quiz is not identical to the second in terms of the phrasing of the questions, but yeah, the lesson is still neat.
Alarm clocks can be very annoying. Maybe PDQ Bach can put them to good use though. :)
Alarm clock music isn't a terrible idea. Someone has actually performed a cell phone piece. He had the audience members turn their cell phones on, then called them.
With alarm clocks, though, you could get some interesting harmonies and hemiolas. You should compose a piece and become a famous minimalist.
Haha...although isn't it too easy to become a minimalist? I mean, where's the challenge in that? ;)
(this comment is made with my deepest apologies to Steve Reich)
I'm also unclear that just because we know someone's name makes their contribution more meaningful. The inventor of, say, pencillin may be anonymous to most of us, but his discovery has meant a great deal to many of us.
I also think we are very poor at discerning love...but that's another topi.
Thanks for sharing Katie! =) As to the comment about penicillin, the scientist who discovered it is Alexander Fleming, but he didn't invent it. :P A little gram-positive bacteria known as Penicillium chrysogenum has been producing this inhibitor of the PBP enzymes since God first enabled it to. :D
All in all, the people who influence our lives are countless, most unknown to us, but some will be remembered always. Ultimately, however, the one who deserves all the praise and gratitude is God. Without Him there is no beginning, no life, and no significance.
P.S. There's no better way to learn about love than to study God's character. ;)
If you google all the answers does that make you a bad person? ;-)
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