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"A Museum Day Morning"
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By:
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nalston
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Mood:
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full of life
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Date:
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01/25/2008 20:26:50
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Music:
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None
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There is no such thing as ‘goodbye', only the opportunity to say ‘hello' again!- Author Unknown Today was a "good museum day morning." Church school was interesting and engaging, as we discussed being inspired by prayer. And that lively discussion spilled over into the morning worship service. It was full of spirit and left us all upbeat as we prepared to leave the church and continue on with our day's activities. It continued to be a "good museum day" as I enjoyed my meal from Meta's, prepared for an upcoming Dale Carnegie class, watched the football playoffs and finished reading "The Big Five For Life, Leadership's Greatest Secret" by John Strelecky. He is the author of two other books I have enjoyed, "The Why Café" and "Life Safari." If you are like me, you are probably asking, "What is a ‘good museum day morning'?" That's a reasonable question and one I wondered about too as I read Strelecky's book about the impact of the life of Thomas Derale, a fictional character, who many people, especially his employees, thought was the greatest leader in the world. Derale had determined some time ago what his "purpose for existing" (PFE) in life was and what the wanted to do, see and experience in life (his big five for life), that at the end of life, for him, it would be a success. He also asked good questions. Earlier one morning, Joe, later to become one of Derale's best friends, met him while waiting to catch the train to work. That's when Derale pops the surprising question: "Is it a good museum day morning?" It turned out to be a "good museum day morning" for Joe, even though he didn't know it then, because he met Derale. Joe, unable to follow up on what Derale meant by the question at the time, due to being separated on the train, thought about that question until he saw him again, a week later. I was just getting into the book, page 13, and Strelecky already had my attention. Like Joe, I was asking the same question. "What the heck was a ‘museum day morning?" Derale would later explain an interesting concept. According to Derale, the average life span of a person in the United States is around 75 years or 28, 200 days. Some people live longer, others not as long. While visiting a museum one day, on a business trip, Derale noticed the history of the town through the pictures of the people, with stories of what they had done, and the important events in their history. That's when the thought struck him. "What if every day of our life was cataloged? The way we felt, the people we saw, how we spent our time. And at the end of our life a museum was built. It was built to show exactly how we lived our life." Isn't that an interesting idea? I thought so. I explained the concept to a friend and he liked it too. "What would my museum look like," I thought. What do you think? How would people remember you by the pictures, sounds and events in your museum that represented your life? For example, if you spent most of your time in a job you didn't like, most of your space in the museum would depict your unhappiness. Derale describes to Joe that "There would be pictures and quotes and little video moments where people could pick scenes of different unhappy moments." Of course if you were friendly, or angry most of the time, your scenes would reflect those moments. Your legacy and how people viewed it would all depend on how you lived day to day. Imagine being a tour guide in your museum, taking people around to listen to the audio, view the videos and see the pictures that captured how you lived. How would you feel about how you are being remembered? I've been thinking about that question and how every day can be a good museum day. It depends on how we live. I have also been thinking about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and what he would be thinking today, if he were leading people through his museum of life, listening to his voice, reading books about his life, watching video clips of past marches, and demonstrations and looking at his pictures. Maybe, he too, would like to know if we had a "good museum day morning."
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