One of the more memorable and meaningful moments of the 20th century was the fall of the Berlin Wall. As with any big thing, there were a series of events that lead to it finally tumbling down. I guess that's why the German's celebrated the 20th anniversary of the wall coming down by setting up a huge domino topple.
I continue to see it everywhere I look... One thing leading to another, then another, and so on until something big happens. Often we think we can't make the big things happen, but after years of working to set up and tip my own topples in motion I know that I can change things. I haven't tried to do anything as audacious as knocking down something like the Berlin wall. But think about... Someone did! The idea was started, others joined in, and the unimaginable happened.
I bet the people who know they had a big hand in making the wall come down today feel very proud and empowered to do even more because I learned first hand that one small thing can lead to another. And when you think about it, the wall coming down was just another domino in the chain of making the world a little less messed up.
Thanks to my friend Terry Gold for first alerting me to the topple in Berlin.
