As I pen this, It has been 76 years, 3 months and 5 days since Wendell Willkie began his voyage around the world. The seven weeks journey led to a discovery for Wendell and eventually the world that indeed we live in one world and with effort and stride, we could make the seemingly huge diverse world become smaller and more united. Wendell\u2019s finding could not have been any truer today. He saw this possibility and it has become a reality with laser sharp precision. The world has united and is connected through technology and in real time, it is possible to reach anyone in the world and talk to them while seeing them on a screen.<\/p>\n
Wendell\u2019s accurate prediction of the future teaches me the profound lessons of Vision. The ability to see through current circumstance and have the hope for a better future. Wendell was travelling a world devastated by war and in there saw a vision of a peaceful world. He imagined a united world free of war and riddled with peace and harmony. Another leadership lesson this reading tells is Faith and Hope. When going through a desperate situation, it is very easy to despair. But it takes a resolve and an unremitting faith and hope as a leader that thing will get better. Wendell traversed a war stricken world but his faith and hope in a free world was so captivating. He had faith and hope for a world where men and women the world around can live and grow invigorated by independence and peace. (Wendell Willkie 1942.)<\/p>\n
Wendell\u2019s one world story has a deep personal relevance for my life and my practice a a leaders to young creative imaginative youth who carry a strong belief that they have what it takes to become world changers. As youth Pastor, I am charged to dream and lead the youth of Rwanda to dream of a future more connected, a world more united, a global village more accessible to global citizens with no barriers to entry. I believe in one world where the youth that I lead will have a place and where they will earn a seat at the global table and a world where they will be contributors to the global challenges facing our day. That is the inspiration Wendell \u00a0Willkie has given me. To lead the youth in my care with Faith and Hope for a brighter future for them.<\/p>\n
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References.<\/p>\n
Wendell Willkie 1942, as recited in Light from Many Lamps by Lillian Eichler Watson Pg 297-299. Published by Simon & Schuster NY<\/p>\n
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