Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I'll be mad. ~ Rumi
When Rumi speaks about being mad, he’s not talking about being angry. He’s talking about being “insane” by the standard measure of the world.
What the world considers sanity is actually in many, if not most, cases, not that sane. So, to be considered “insane” by the worlds standards may just be the most sane thing you can do…
(upbeat music) - Welcome to our next episode on taking a stand for what you believe in. We've been talking about this for several weeks now and hopefully you'll follow along and we're grateful to have you here. Today, we wanna talk about you being willing to make waves. I wanna start off with a quote from the mystic and teacher, Rumi. And he said, "Run from what's comfortable. "Forget safety. "Live where you fear to live. "Destroy your reputation. "Be notorious." He continues, "I've tried prudent planning long enough. "From now on, I'll be mad." And again, that's Rumi. - Now, there's Rumi, I think Rumi's from your part of the world. - Just a little bit. - Just a little bit. What is he being so dramatic about? And when he's talking about being mad, is he really, what's he talking about there? - He's talking about going against the grain. So you come off as being by the mass majority of people insane. - Mm, insane. So he's not talking about being angry. - No, he's talking about madness. - Madness, he's talking about being, quote, insane by standard measures of the world. Now, let's just face it. When we consider what the world thinks is sanity, it's actually, in many, if not most cases, not very sane. - No, it's not. - Have you looked around you recently? So to be considered insane by the world's standards might just be the most sane thing you ever do. - Yeah. - Are you willing to be considered insane to stand for what you believe in? - Yes. - If you're, (laughs) if you're going to stand for what you believe in in today's world, you're not going to be loved in many cases of not most by the majority. - True. - You're not gonna be agreed with by the controlling narrative. - We don't care. - You're not gonna be loved by most. You're not gonna get the most likes or have the most followers in most cases. In fact, it might just be the exact opposite. - Perfect. - If you wanna be liked and loved, how do you really feel about that? - I'd love this episode. - I'm sure you do, any little person you. If you're, if you wanna be loved by the masses, liked and loved, then tell people what they wanna hear. - Yeah, be a slave to their emotions. - It's pretty easy. Say, you know, let me teach you how to make millions in three easy steps. Let me teach you how to have a plane and a fancy watch. You know, if you're going to truly take a stand and make a difference, we are a lot of people talking about making a difference. - Yes. - What's necessary? Do you remember if you're going to truly make a difference, what do you have to do? - You have to do something different. - You do. - Mm-hmm. - You have to do and be something different. - Yeah, tell the truth. - And you need to be willing to tell people, not what they wanna hear, but what they need to hear. - Yes. - Which is very often contrary to what they want to hear. - Mm, it's too bad. - You have to be willing to ruffle feathers and make waves. - That's right. - Look around you and you'll quickly realize that those who tell the truth in today's world are often persecuted. Or they're even... - Prosecuted. - Prosecuted. It takes courage. It takes conviction. Do you have it? - Yes. - It takes commitment to take a stand. - That's right. - But we promise you that in this way, only do you take your God-given power back. - That's right. - It's not easy. - No. - It's not supposed to be easy. - And it will never be easy. - But it's meaningful. - That's right. - Please remember this. - Go out with a bag. - In closing. You're better to burn out than to fade away. Please remember, if you're not making waves, you're playing in the shallow end of the pool. - Mm-hmm. - Thank you so much for a couple of moments of your day. - Thank you. - Hopefully this inspires you to take a stand. - That's right. - To make some waves. God bless you. I love to you. We'll talk to you. (upbeat music) (upbeat music)
