A Paragraph from Ayn Rand
October 17, 2007 | by brett | Permalink
This morning, as I lay in the RV on Dauphin Street in Mobile, Alabama, I read a few signatures sketched on the ceiling in Sharpie.
“Good job enhancing the power to thrive”- Coach Valerie, Los Angeles
“Thanks for the inspiration!”- Kelly Faulk, Jobing.com, San Diego
“Keep spreading the joy.”- David Kravetz, Founder of Fairytale Brownies
I include all of these signatures because they were within the first week of us being on tour. We hadn’t done anything with the tour, yet, these individuals felt that need to write something regarding our accomplishments.
Ever since we started the roadtrip, I’ve been struggling to put a finger on why people are excited about what we are doing with Pursue the Passion. I have emails each day saying what we are doing is amazing. We have press coverage all the time. And sometimes I just wonder why.
Right now I’m reading Atlas Shrugged, the 1,069 page book written by Ayn Rand. Throughout the book I have been intrigued by her writing style, but when I read a passage on page 216, I had found an answer as to why people are excited about Pursue the Passion.
Below is the passage.
“In the summer days and in the heavy stillness of the evenings of the city, there were moments when a lonely man or woman- on a park bench, on a street corner, at an open window- would see in a newspaper a brief mention of the progress of the John Galt Line, and would look at the city with a sudden stab of love. They were the very young, who felt that it was the kind of event they longed to see happening in the world- or the very old, who had seen a world in which such events did happen. They did not care about railroads, they knew nothing about business, they knew only that someone was fighting against great odds and winning. They did not admire the fighters’ purpose, they believed the voices of public opinion- and yet, when they read that the Line was growing, they had a moment’s sparkle and wondered why it made their own problems seem easier.”
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Danielle Says:
October 17th, 2007
I don’t know why exactly but reading The Fountainhead affected me in some profound way. Although I don’t always agree with what she’s getting at, you can’t help but be swayed to a degree by her prose and subtle persuasive arguments. I had so many great quotes from that book, and I left all the tabs in it for when I finally get around to reading for PLEASURE again… *sigh*
Steve Says:
October 19th, 2007
Thanks for sharing a glipse of what makes you such an incredible young man. You wonder why people are attracted to what you are doing? It’s because you have always been blessed with a certain charisma. You are genuine. People of all types are drawn you to Mr. Brett Farmiloe… Yeah, I’m your Dad. So what? I have probably the best perspective because I have seen it your whole life.
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