Photo by WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
Yesterday afternoon, I found myself behind an old Hearse with a license plate that read LASTRYD (Last Ride). Obviously, this Hearse wasn’t being used for its original purpose. I couldn’t help but laugh, and ponder its significance. For when a person passes away, driving in a Hearse is the last ride.
The license plate frame read “Many Can Follow, Only One Can Lead.” It is true that a Hearse leads funeral processions, and everyone else follows quite patiently indeed. While it didn’t necessarily choose this role, it is embraced, for no one else is situated to do the same job.
This is not to say that those who follow are any less important. Their role is simply different; sometimes by choice, sometimes by circumstance.
I certainly hope that for many years to come, I follow the Hearse, but if called upon to lead, I will do so. A day may come in which you must lead. If you respect this role, others will respect your leadership.
Jason Simon
think open, think different
