What’s your unique?
A while back, we were fortunate enough to be in Vancouver for our son’s wedding.
Some of the family decided to take the ferry over to Vancouver Island for a Segway tour. A long way to go for a Segway tour you might think. You’d be right!
So, we are fortunate that we always have fun when we are together as family. But what made the day for me was the ferry trip back to the mainland as the sun was setting.
The sun descended through the clouds making vertical lines of colour on the pond calm sea. Not gaudy reds and pinks, but soft yellows, greys and blues. The clouds made a huge sweep in the heavens twisting out towards the peak of Mt Garibaldi in the far distance. Numerous passengers were taking photos on their i-phones, squeezing nature onto a 2×3 inch screen. One photographer had a lens that was at least a foot long. He was able to see different elements – a lone fisherman by the purpling shore, the people on a distant ferry which passed us by. We chatted for a while as the scene unfolded.
Then I was struck by the complete uniqueness of what was taking place. The random coming together of a particular group of people on the day’s last ferry. We had only just made it. The photographer who could see things the rest of us could not. Each moment of the sun setting – so many striking and unique images strung together. For although the sun had set every evening over Vancouver Island since its split from the mainland, this sunset was different to all the others.
How would it be if we were the ones to make an occasion unique? Through our actions, our words, our energy, we left something special in our wake. I wondered what was my unique? It’s not an easy question to answer. Think of different music icons…. Jagger, Beyonce, Lady Gaga? They got it right.
So, what’s your unique?
Oh and if you ever go to Vancouver Island, book the ferry both ways or you will have a long wait coming back!