(a 3 minute read) I have two brothers, both younger. This story includes the one that is 4 years younger than I. Hi ya 5illo  🙂  I will go back over 25 years ago for this story, man I am old but not you though, brother.

He has and continues to do research in a very niche area of linguistics. Because it is highly technical, when he started this career, his explanation to me, and I paraphrase, “Think of your fingerprint, it is 100% unique to each person. The goal of the research is to eventually have a voiceprint just as unique.” If I do not say this he may get mad at me, so here it is; “what we have now, in 2017, is voice recognition and not a voiceprint. They are oceans apart.” There, I think I made him proud saying that.

Remember, this is over 25 years ago. Hearing this voiceprint thing, I got very excited for him and said, “So how many years you think it will take to reach that goal?” The smile on his face told me, ‘oh how naive you are’, and his words floored me as they came at me as if in slow motion, so I hope you read it in that slow motion sense; “People many years before us have started this research, and people many years after us will continue this research. So getting to a voiceprint will not happen in my lifetime.” I was stunned ………………… and my mind, not my voice said; “Who in their right mind would embark on a lifetime quest, requiring dedications very few people in this world dedicate to their work, with the full knowledge that they are ‘maybe’ only contributing a building block or two to the larger scale of things?? Whooooo??” I hope you are catching the emotions of my thoughts there.

I believe Socrates described the above as; you are in a tunnel with a strong light at the end. You know, no matter how hard you try, you will not reach that light, definitely will not reach that light. Yet, you work with all your strength, power, might and being to reach that light.

Many may think this is depressing and not something one can do. Or maybe think that it takes a ‘SPECIAL’ person to do that. ‘It is not for me’, kind of a thing.

The interesting thing is; the Creator of the universe……….. let that sink in for a minute. The Creator of the universe decided to come down to Earth. The Lord and Creator knew that even this presence on Earth will not make people reach the light. At best, will help people strive towards the light. No one can reach the light no matter how they try. Yet the Creator set the example. It was not like, “What’s the use?” It was not like, “No one will reach the light, then why bother.” It was like, “I want you to strive towards the light with the full knowledge that you will not reach it.” Like, be a building block or two in the grander scheme of things.

“But it requires a ‘SPECIAL’ person to be like that!!”

You, yes you, are indeed SPECIAL because the Lord and Creator is ‘Especially fond of you’    Yes YOU, whomever is reading this or not reading it; The Lord is especially fond of you and therefore YOU ARE SPECIAL, for the Creator created you.

Thank you for the lesson my brother, Love you  🙂  and THANK YOU my Lord and Creator for Your Example, for Your Presence and most of all for Your Love.