Of a Race of Challengers

I read an interesting article on nytimes.com about Leonardo DiCaprio's bold movie choices over the last decade or so. "When I can’t immediately define the character, and there’s an element of mystery to it and still a lot to be explored, that’s when I say yes" the NYTimes quotes DiCaprio as saying. It then begins to talk about how so many actors are basically cast in the same role time and time again, which is so entirely true. That is one reason I love Leo (besides his rebellious good looks). He is always something different, something flawed, something not quite perfect. 


Then I began to think: what if EVERY PERSON on Earth looked at their life the way Leo described in the quote above: what if writer chose to write a story that wasn't quite formed yet, or what if every student chose the classes that didn't look like the easiest classes? Doctors? Lawyers? Actors? Teachers? What if every single person - child or adult - really looked for the challenging aspects of their lives in order to meet them? 


So often these days, everyone tries to find the shortcut, the easy way to finish without really taking into account the journey they must go through. Perhaps if everyone challenged themselves, our race could progress even more quickly, efficiently, and intelligently than it has. 


Just a thought. Read the article - it's very interesting.