O meu amigo e colega José Oliveira
enviou-me, na passada sexta-feira,
um mail que não resisto a partilhar:
“How will we change today?
The opportunity to make it better
is everywhere if we choose to act.
Better is seeing a void and filling it.
Hearing a call for help and answering it.
Taking a wrong and making it right.
It is as small as making boots,
shoes, and gear, or as big as
changing the world.
Better is giving employees paid time to serve.
Building a house. Painting a school.
Empowering your youth.
Feeding the hungry.
Or revitalizing a community.
Better is a call for action.
A rallying cry. Fearless. Determined. Passionate.
And connected. It´s searching within.
Heading into the eye of the storm.
Adventuring out to the middle of nowhere.
And doing so with purpose.
So, when the sun sets
and we think about what tomorrow will bring,
we understand that better is not what we will do.
It´s who we are now !”
Diz a lenda que certa vez o pequeno Artur (só mais tarde viria a ser o lendário Rei Artur) perguntou ao Mago Merlin como é que alguém se poderia transformar num Mago. Merlin ter-lhe-á respondido que bastava julgar-se menos a si próprio, os outros, os mistérios e antes, viver (action).
Para a minha equipa, e para todos os que aqui trabalham,
Feliz Ano NOVO.
Nota: o texto citado está impresso na parte interior das caixas de sapatos da Timberland.
José Oliveira
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Obrigado,
Manuel Filipe Santos.
