Who wouldn't be inspired by the names you have posted. I have no name to add to the list.
But I was flipping the channels one night a couple weeks ago and came across a reality show and there was a guy--in his 50's--being arrested for jumping bail on a mistake he made like 15 years ago. He wasn't a hardened criminal, you could that his face; he just couldn't figure out how to get life to work. His crime was just another attempt that had failed. He finally had a good relationship and a family, and when he was picked up, all you could see was the fear that he was going to lose all of that.
Jesus asked what good it does you to love those who love you because that's easy. Love your enemies, he said. It was easy for Buddha and Ghandi and Mother Theresa to choose to incarnate; they were already so far down their spiritual path; they were on the last lap. But this guy--he's just trying to figure out how to make life work, forget about spiritual enlightenment! And yet, here he is.
That guy is my hero.
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