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Who Or What Inspires You?

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hroughout time, philosophers, to write gracefully and to establish
clergy and political leaders
high standards in all they do.
have attempted to inspire
Having been inspired by someone
followers to accept and disseminate
else, it is also important to determine
their beliefs. Many have tried to do
how we can inspire others. For exam-
so in positive ways, helping followers
ple, our family members learn to treat
formulate personal guidelines that
each other with respect and compas-
improve their lives and the
sion, as well as help to make
lives of others.
appropriate choices and set
Being inspired by others
reasonable goals.
offers opportunities to formu-
Over the past few decades,
late innovative solutions to
it has become sadly obvi-
life’s problems. Real inspira-
ous that there are many
tion means it is unnecessary
groups, like ISIS and Hamas,
to force one’s positions onto
that incite their followers
another. When or where we
to commit abhorrent acts
derive inspiration is differ-
against presumed enemies.
Daniel
ent for each of us. One key to Rosenbaum,
Incitement does not equate to
positive inspiration is setting Ph.D., LMSW
inspiration. In such situations,
examples for others so they
influence happens by foment-
act with honor and kindness.
ing fear, manipulating people
The diversity found in media can be and forcing them to act against their
the source of an inspiration, providing own interests.
unique ways to experience the world
In contrast, there are many exam-
in ways not previously considered. For ples of people who act in remarkable
example, movies like Hidden Figures
ways, inspired by a desire to save
inspire us with a new understanding
the world. There are organizations
of unimaginable struggles of those
like Doctors Without Borders that
who overcame intolerance. Music,
provide aid after natural disasters or
such as that of Nobel laureate Bob
in war zones, to those left homeless,
Dylan, makes us aware that an inspi-
injured or starving. Countries like
ration can have an impact that is per-
the U.S. and Israel often are the first
sonal and long-lasting.
to respond to such calamities. Israel,
Think about from where you draw
in particular, has repeatedly offered
inspiration: a piece of literature or
help to the wounded from conflicts,
music, a scene in a movie or play, or a
even in hostile areas on its borders.
moment of simple insight. For some,
Demonstrating compassion can
inspiring words are sustained because inspire others to choose to save lives
they are coined in a motto, making the rather than take them. This has been
concept easier to recall or follow.
a shared hope since the United States’
So, who inspires you today? Was it a and Israel’s foundings.
teacher or coach, religious or political
History has produced leaders like
leader, or friend or family member?
the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who
On any given day, we inculcate the
remain inspirational decades after
ideas that someone inspired in us. My
their untimely deaths. Even today,
mother, the late Thelma Rosenbaum,
their messages of peace stir others to
represents an excellent example. She
march and speak out against preju-
taught high school English for 23
dice and violence.
years. In conversations with her stu-
We can make a concerted effort to
dents from long ago, I have learned
discover what inspires us. Once aware,
how she inspired hundreds by awak-
we can undertake new actions, lead-
ening in them the enjoyment of litera- ing us to be an inspiration to others. •
ture and writing. Even today, I meet
Dr. Daniel Rosenbaum is a clinical social worker at
former students who recall how she
Counseling Associates Inc. in West Bloomfield.
inspired them to think imaginatively,