My universe of possibility comes from my passion to help people in any way possible. That is why I chose to teach and coach. As the book mentioned, “Sometime the spark ignite and blaze; sometimes the pass quietly, magically, and almost imperceptibly, from one to another to another” (p.139).
At times, I do feel like my sparks ignites a blaze because I can see the fire in my student’s eyes when they understand what I am teaching or coaching them. Something that is comparable to what Zander did for Anthony. That smile and thumbs us is exactly what I feel like I am getting from my own students that I inspire.
Also, at times I feel like my spark passes quietly from one to another to another. For example, when I was a senior in high school, I coached a handful of freshmen Tae Kwon Do. One of them, who is like a brother to me, is a stunt man and coach a few people himself. It was wonderful to hear him say to me, “I want to pass it on.” That was one of the happiest and most memorable moments of my life. Another example is when I got a random Facebook message form another former student who thanked me for coaching him self-defense because it saved him from getting mugged in Texas.
Sometimes educators and coaches can see the impact they make right way, but sometimes it takes years before results occur. But, if we enroll people into our universe of possibilities and be a little patient, we can reap what we sow, eventually.
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