You are facing a crossroads in your life. One way is known, in which countless others have walked before you. It’s the safe route, where society and the masses around you offer clear boundaries and certainty.
But you look around the crowd and with a glimpse of your eye, you catch something else. A path that leads behind the horizon, the road less travelled. A path that looks frightening, but at the same time interesting and curious. There is almost no one on it, even though you heard stories of others who have ventured on this path before you.
Every single one of us has this kind of scenario in our heads, no matter where we are, no matter what we do.
Your life has shown you the other route, the lane where not many people dare to walk in but in the beginning, you refuse the call to that adventure. 'The risk is just too great' is a phrase repeated in your head.
It is where the majority of the world resides.
It is Mark, the customer support employee at a large telecom company who is called by life to go on an adventure of entrepreneurship.
It is Jane, who wants to start taking dance lessons at 75 but is afraid of what others may think of her.
It is Jack, who wants to write a novel but doesn't believe anyone will like his ideas or work.
They have all refused the Call to Adventure, the one thing that could change their lives completely. And it’s no wonder they do. Changing your life is scary because we have no idea what lies behind those hills we turn into mountains. It may be the best thing possible that you have ever experienced, but it comes with sacrifice and moments of hardship.
There is no shame in refusing a call. In fact, that is so common that it is included in almost every single story we know.
- Frodo didn’t want to listen to Gandalf and take the Ring to Rivendell, let alone Mordor.
- Luke didn’t want to accompany Obi-Wan to Alderaan, let alone face Darth Vader.
- Harry didn’t want to go with Hagrid to the train station, let alone face Lord Voldemort.
All of these characters have several things in common with you and the first thing is that they refused the call at the start of their journey. You are in the same spot at the beginning of the story.
You are, right now, Frodo in the Shire, Luke in Tatooine, Diana on Themyscira, Harry in Privet Drive, Neo in the Matrix, Steve Rogers in Brooklyn, Peter Parker in Queens. You are starting in the same place as they are.
But they changed one thing in their lives and that’s why we know who they are today.
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