Our Actions Are Way More Powerful Than Our Words
Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by Keith O'Brien in The 40 Inch Jedi Speaks
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A good friend of mine recently shared this video with me. I know it’s a few years old and it received some TV time, but it’s making another round on Facebook, as things tend to do. It’s a simple, powerful video that highlights how our children learn and imitate our actions far more than our words.
This can be a sobering video or an empowering one depending on your perspective. Sure it’s true kids imitate us, we see it every day. We all know the statistics related to things like abuse, alcoholism and violence. Much gathers more. This is how nature works.
This video is a great reminder for me to get even more present to my vision for myself, my family and the world. If I am not clear about it, then it isn’t clear and the likelihood of getting there is nearly non-existent. I watched the video and wasn’t sad that the things that were happening. Those sorts of things happen every day. People litter. They smoke. They abuse animals, their spouses and their children. It sucks, I get that.
But the action is the end result, not the cause.
What my mind raced to is how lost those people must be. Sure, some of them might have some parts of their life together. Hell, for some, they may seem to even have it all together. But they’re lost. They have no real vision. If they did, how would their actions ever fit into their plans? That’s a lesson I want to showcase to my son – vision drives performance. Vision infuses our lives with meaning and power. With vision, our choices become much easier.
Yes it’s true that our children follow our actions. But they are the second ones to learn from our actions. We are the first.
We may talk about something we truly want, but we learn by doing. We learn and relearn our lessons through our experiences. Are you teaching yourself the things you really want to be learning?
Do you talk a big game but then only take action on small parts of it?
Have you bought ‘hope’ but haven’t been disciplined enough to manifest your desires?
Our words are powerful, there is no denying that. But our actions brand our lessons deep into our souls. After all, our daily actions over time turn into our habits. Our habits over time cultivate our lives.
It’s been said that character is who we are when no one is watching.
Perhaps if some were watching, if everyone had a coach observing their every thought, action and response…we would do so much better as a species. I know for me when accountability is called into play, I step my game up.
Can we evolve to the point where being accountable to ourselves and our vision is enough to drive us forward?
Can we become powerful and committed enough to create a generation that is more motivated by a desire for joy than a desire to avoid pain?
If we can teach our children THAT…now that would be something. That is a game worth playing. Who is with me?
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