No Ordinary People.

I read a quote from C.S. Lewis today that really caused me to stop and think:

"It is a serious thing, to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree, helping each other to one or other of these destinations. It is in the light of these overwhelming possibilities, that we should conduct all our dealings with one another, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics. There are no 'ordinary' people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilisations -- these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit -- immortal horrors or everlasting splendours."

None of us are ordinary. Don't let anyone ever feel like you are. We all have a great purpose here on earth and an eternal and wonderful potential. Think of this quote the next time you think unkindly of someone else. I know I will. We have a responsibility to love and serve those around us and help everyone to reach their full potential.