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The Power of One Man
Sometimes there are moments in your life where you have real clarity, ah “aha” moment when you realize something very profound about yourself or the world around you. The psychologist Abraham Maslow called these situations “peak experiences” and they are characterized by intense positive emotions during which a person feels unity with the universe. Such experiences leave the person with a great feeling of power, growth, and wonder. After such an experience, the person often appreciates life more, feels more spontaneous and is less concerned with the everyday problems of life.
Often these moments are inspired by the natural environment ; for example, hiking in a beautiful, sunlit meadow, standing by the mighty, majestic ocean, or gazing at a majestic, snow covered mountain. Other types of inspiration may be more of the everyday kind of life, such as watching a baby examine her hands and feet like they are the most fascinating objects she has ever seen. But sometimes, these peak experiences or moments of pure clarity are inspired by a person, by his or her actions, words, or deeds.
Such an “aha” moment or inspiration has just recently happened in my own life. The man who was the catalyst for such a moment is Marcelo da Luz. I learned that the word “luz” means “light” in both the Portuguese and Spanish languages. I immediately think to myself, “YES!” That is exactly what Marcelo has been to me and my whole family, a beacon of pure, bright, shining sunlight, warming us and filling us with renewed hope and dreams for our own future and the future of the whole world!
It is so easy to wallow in our own current situations of “doom and gloom” and to feel that there is no conceivable way that one person alone can possibly make a difference in this world. Marcelo’s life and calling has demonstrated to me that one person can make a difference in our own complicated lives, and even in the whole world! He is making a difference every single day by his example, and he inspires me to make a difference, too.
Marcelo has shown by pure will, determination, drive, and tenacity that one man (or woman) can, by the “power of one” change the world a little at a time! He achieves this every single day of the week as he drives his purely solar powered car across North America. Hopefully, he will soon be driving it down through Central and South America, providing additional people inspiration that one man can change the earth! Marcelo is a source of light and an inspiration to everyone, all over the world, indeed! The message he portrays is loud and clear, “Yes, I can do it, one person can change the world for the better!”
It is so easy to sit back and wait for others to do the work you know you should be doing! “It’s too hard to recycle, I don’t want to take the time.” “I don’t want to give up my gas guzzling SUV, those efficient cars are too small.” “I deserve a huge house.” “I must have closets full of clothes and shoes.” “I don’t need to help the poor, that is what the government does with my taxes.” “I don’t want to support alternative energy, it’s too expensive and will never replace fossil fuels.” “Why should I go without things just to help someone poorer than me?”
Instead of these rationalizations, Marcelo shows by example what we should be thinking and doing, “How can I do my own part to change the world?” “How can I inspire others to help me in this journey to make the world a better place?” “How can the world, especially North America, stop her dependence on fossil fuels?” “How can we harness more of the world’s natural energy resources?” “How can I stop the decimation of the rainforest?” “How can we work together as a world community to solve our problems?”
I have never met anyone in my life who so very quickly captured my hopes and dreams for the world and at the same time, gave me more hope for the future than I have ever had before! Marcelo has inspired me to believe this message (paraphrased from a popular kid’s cartoon,) “Can I change the world? Yes, I can!” If we all do our part, we can change and maybe even reverse some of the damage already committed to our beautiful planet earth. Yes, we can!
In the very short time I spent with Marcelo, he has been able to instill within me, and I believe my entire family, the belief that our actions matter, that one person’s examples and life can inspire many, many people, from all across the world. He has inspired all of us to try as hard as we can to do our part in helping out our amazing planet!
Marcelo has been able to achieve the wonderful success of traveling across more than 14,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) by the sheer force of his personality, his will, and his determination to be the change in the world that he wants to see! Wow, what a concept! Instead of just complaining about things you don’t like, actually get off of your duff and do something about it! He loves to tell school children, “There is only one thing between you and your dreams, yourself.” I hear those encouraging words and I believe them! The force of Marcelo’s personality and message enables you to cling on to these hopeful thoughts and dreams. You feel energized and hopeful, you know that you can change your own life and why stop there? Go ahead and try to change the rest of the world, too! How do you know this? Because Marcelo has achieved this goal himself!
He has engineered and created an amazing, sophisticated solar car that has traveled so far because he thought he could do it, and he did! Yes, he had the help of many, many people spanning the whole world. But, isn’t this how we solve all major world problems? We make a goal and then we ask the smartest, most innovative, most persevering, most supportive, brightest, most collaborative, most passionate, most caring and most hopeful people we can think of to help us solve the problem? Next, we implement the plan they recommend to us with their best advice. This is how Marcelo has achieved his amazing success. He believes in himself, and he believes in me (and you!) You can help him save the world, yes you can!
I have never felt such peak experience in many years, such a swelling of hope for the future that I have felt by being in Marcelo’s da Luz’s presence. Yes, I think that “light” describes him very well! Other words that come to mind are “warm,” “passionate,” “ strong beliefs,” “caring,” “determined,” “tenacious,” “full of faith,” “hopeful,” “innovative,” “creative,” and “compassionate.” Marcelo is all of these things and many more. He has inspired my entire family to do a much better job of trying to save our gorgeous world.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Marcelo, for coming into my life and providing such a wonderful example for me and my family! I will never forget you and will forever be grateful for your shining example to us all.
May you continue to travel the world over and inspire and motivate all people to follow and achieve their dreams! Thank you so much for your message of hope, I can think of no other person that I have met in my life that has equaled your ability to inspire and promote a better future for our world!
With much affection and love,
Laurie Flarity-White
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