Inspire
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One of the most attractive forces on the planet is passion.
Another, authenticity.
Add a worthy cause...
and you will inspire.
I have said it over and over again, people will pay to watch someone passionately bang on a trash can. It amazes me what the simple tool of passion can create and how people long to have it. You see that's it. Most people don't have a burning passion in there lives. They don't have that one thing they give their all to. That is why when we see a musician giving it their all on stage, we stop and listen. That is why when we hear a speaker blazing from the platform we lend an ear. That is why, when we see a couple truly in love... we stop and stare.
But just passion isn't enough. If that is all it is, it will fade and people will soon loose interest. It must be backed by authenticity. It must be real! Too many times we are duped into a watching a lie. Soon the truth comes out, and the people leave. So again, we see a musician truly in love with the style of music they are making, we stop, listen, and become fans. We hear a speaker blazing a testimony from the platform, we lend an ear and our minds. We see an old couple, married for 40 years, truly in love... we stop, stare and admire.
Finally, when we take passion and authenticity and back them with a worthy cause... when a musician is making music that they are in love with for the cause of a cure for aids... when we hear a speaker blazing a testimony about oppression and calling for the end of racism... when we see a couple, married for 4o years, holding their grandchild... we are inspired.
I can only hope that when I make music, when I speak, and when I love... when I help, when I hurt, when I go, when I return, when I laugh and when I cry... that my life as a whole will truly inspire people to live as if this is not our home.
-Kory
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