(this is a short piece I wrote around this time last year after Kobe’s tragic passing. I figured this is as good a time to repost this. enjoy.) Take a minute to absorb this amazing line of thinking: I came to understand that while many of us might default to measuring our lives by summary statistics, such as number of people presided over, number of awards, or dollars accumulated in a bank, and so on, the only metrics that will truly matter to my life are the individuals whom I have been able to help, one by one, to become better people. When I have my interview with God, our conversation will focus on the individuals whose self-esteem I was able to strengthen, whose faith I was able to reinforce, and whose discomfort I was able to assuage — a doer of good, regardless of what assignment I had. These are the metrics that matter in measuring my life.
Kobe and Clayton - They Did The Work
Kobe and Clayton - They Did The Work
Kobe and Clayton - They Did The Work
(this is a short piece I wrote around this time last year after Kobe’s tragic passing. I figured this is as good a time to repost this. enjoy.) Take a minute to absorb this amazing line of thinking: I came to understand that while many of us might default to measuring our lives by summary statistics, such as number of people presided over, number of awards, or dollars accumulated in a bank, and so on, the only metrics that will truly matter to my life are the individuals whom I have been able to help, one by one, to become better people. When I have my interview with God, our conversation will focus on the individuals whose self-esteem I was able to strengthen, whose faith I was able to reinforce, and whose discomfort I was able to assuage — a doer of good, regardless of what assignment I had. These are the metrics that matter in measuring my life.