Extraordinary...

I believe that inside each of us is a strong desire to do something great with our lives, to follow ideals, to refuse the heavy weight of mediocrity, to courageously commit ourselves to humbly and patiently improve ourselves and society, making the world more human.

Never let that small flame burn out.

But remember that life is ordinary. It is in love and beauty that we find the extraordinary, which makes me think -- if we constantly love and constantly see the beauty that surrounds us, have we not then made the extraordinary in our lives the ordinary? What a thought, to think that that's possible...

Doing something great and following ideals doesn't necessarily include being widely known for it. However, it does mean that you have greatly persevered and succeeded in whatever state of life you are in. Make the extraordinary the ordinary.