What I Learned from Marcus
I've always considered myself a very philosophical person. Regardless of what situation life presents to me, whether I perceive it as good, bad, both, or neither, I am always trying to make sense of what the universe is trying to tell me. I believe in a higher power, but I do not identify with any organized religion. I am very self aware. I know what is good about myself and where I need to take extra care in growing. I'm not pretentious enough to think that I am the only one out there with this same worldview, but I was surprised to meet someone who not only shares that same line of thinking and feeling, but is also far more advanced in his worldview than myself. I was even more shocked that this happened in a class that I half-assedly (I completely made that word up) signed up for to fill a gen-ed. and have a class with my roommate.
I signed up for the ethnodrama class as a "joke" with my roommate. All I knew is that we were going to interview people who were in the recovery community. Though I say I signed up as a "joke", I did not take that aspect of it lightly. I knew that that was serious, and I was genuinely interested in what that process would look like. I say this because I still would not have signed up for it were it not for my roommate, David, signing up before I did. I was surprised to be one of the first people called to interview. I remember Anne saying, "You're going to interview Marcus Price. You'll love him!"
I was sure he would be pleasant to interview, but I seriously underestimated how impactful his words would be to me. Like me, he is spiritual, but refuses to identify with any organized religion. To him, we all have a piece of God within us. He is an entrepreneur; I am a baby entrepreneur (if you want to call it that). We have also both dealt with loss of loved one(s) in our lives. Though everyone goes through that at some point in their lives, he and I share a very specific worldview on death:
"mission complete".
He even said that about his late daughter, who was only two at the time of her passing. Even though the passing of his daughter and parents still stings, as does the loss of my grandfather, we both find comfort in the unknown that IS whatever divinity we believe in and their plan for us and everyone else.
Everyone has a part to play in this grandeur of a universe. One day, your mission will be complete. Live every day like your mission will be complete tomorrow. Stay true to yourself, and you'll be fine.