That Is Why No-One Will Remember Your Name

I was flipping through the channels the other evening and found the movie Troy playing. For those of you who may have never seen it; the film is based on the Greek Mythical character of Achilles played by Brad Pitt. I have always like the movie due to the opening scene where its a David vs Goliath fight. The two armies line up and send out their best competitor. The army facing them brought out the largest man I have ever seen. Probably 6'8" and 300 lbs! Big ole' boy. Then Achilles is called out and is no where to be found. A young messenger boy rode out to find him. Once found, the boy tells Achilles of the size of this man.

The conversation went something like this:

Messenger Boy: Are the stories true? They say your mother was an immortal goddess. They say you can’t be killed.
Achilles: I wouldn’t be bothering with the shield then, would I?
Messenger Boy: The Thesselonian you’re fighting… he’s the biggest man I’ve ever seen. I wouldn’t want to fight him.
Achilles: That’s why no-one will remember your name.

That last part got me to thinking. If you are anything like me, then your excuse would be I may not do anything amazing in my lifetime but I will leave a quiet mark on each person as we go about our daily lives. The lady at the grocery store who you help pick up her fallen groceries. She will remember me... Who are we kidding?! That lady may remember that act for a few weeks, but she wont remember who did it! We need to leave a mark on this world. One that will truly be remembered. We should strive for it each day and stop taking the backseat to the world. I mean really...let's get real. We never try to get our names in the history books. Is that what life is about? No. But if we try, then we would be leaving more of a mark than if we didnt. No? We have been given a great and wonderful opportunity to leave our mark on the world and on others. Each day it should be our prayer to do something life-changing for someone that day. 

"All great people, start with a small idea." - Anonymous