There are two important days in everyone's life.
The day you were born.
And the day you realized why.
Many of my students haven't yet realized the why. That's not a criticism or a put down. It's just a fact. One day they will know.
You will know why God brought you to this earth. And you will be amazed.
My Duke doctor didn't just happen to be a life-saving cancer surgeon. He was the prepared and appointed instrument of healing for me and thousands of other cancer patients. The honors and accolades in his office prove it.
Too many people are doing a good thing with their life but not the right thing. For years I did a good thing. I was a lifeguard, a swimming instructor, a semi-professional trumpet player, a music major at the University of Hawaii. All good things. But not the right thing. Then, on a lovely September morning in 1976, I entered the classroom for the first time as a teacher. There's not a day that passes when I don't thank God for that day. For it was on that Monday morning I discovered who I was. I realized why I was born.
One day, you will too.