A Grandfather’s Promise of Hope
Think back to June 2020. We’re 3 months into Covid and I’m out on the street playing with our 5-year old grandson. We’re having a ball but I can tell he’s distracted. For starters, he can see the kids next door out playing but he can’t join them. While he’d normally be in the mix with them, they weren't in his bubble—an idea difficult for a child to truly understand when their world has been turned upside down.
I sense his sense of resignation and say, "Don’t worry Max, it won’t be long and you’ll be able to play with your friends again."
He looks up at me and says, "And touch them ?"
Oh man, my heart just sinks. "Yes, buddy, you’ll be able to touch them."
Over the last few weeks, this incident has been coming to mind—again and again. As a result, I’m even more convinced that leaders must instil hope. That’s right, you need to give people hope. The problem is that hope can be difficult to muster—just look around at what’s happening in the world.
At the time, I was as uncertain as Max, as to where the world was going and how long this covid thing was going to last. But I could still paint a picture of a brighter future that he could look forward to—a future even I could see.
You shouldn’t just blindly promise hope and more importantly, you shouldn't wait until you’re 100% certain before you give hope.
So get out there and inspire some hope !
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