Friday, September 16, 2011

Benjamin Elijah Mays

My friend Lynn sent me this quote the other day.
For me it captures the essence of what I hope
to communicate in this blog.

It must be borne in mind
that the tragedy of life
doesn't lie in not reaching
your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.

It isn't a calamity to die
with dreams unfulfilled,
But it is a calamity not to dream.

It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your
ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture.

It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars,
but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
Not failure, but low aim is sin.

- Benjamin Elijah Mays