A Difference Between Ordinary And Extraordinary

'A difference between ordinary and extraordinary is nothing more than doing something extra.' I saw this on the back of someone's t-shirt and I fell in love with it. Because you don't have to turn the world upside down to be extraordinary, you don't have to save lives of 1000 people to be extraordinary. By doing a little thing, you can turn 'ordinary' into 'extraordinary'.

Have you heard of the name, Rachel Joy Scott? About 10 years ago, lives of more than 10 teenagers were taken away by the hands of two high school students. She was one of those who were killed. She was just an ordinary teenager just like anyone else. But she did something 'extra' in her life. So did her Dad. I learned a little about her life as a Christian from the books that her Dad wrote. She was not like a super girl with super powers or anything. But she did little things that not many people were willing to do or able to do. When she saw someone sitting alone at her high school cafeteria, she sat down with him/her and spent time with that person. When she saw someone who might need help, she asked if she could help. She committed herself to reaching out to others because she believed that what she did would affect others' heart. And it did. This may not sound very special thing to do. There are many people with kind heart like her. But, to the person that was reached out by her, what she did might have felt like the best thing that happened in her/his life. What if you were a high school kid who was new to the school? You were having trouble making friends and eating lunch alone everyday. That would be awful, at least to me. You would feel really lonely, wouldn't you? What if someone like her came to say hi to you and made friends with you. That would be awesome. She/he might feel like an angel to you.

You never know what is around you. There are so many opportunities that you can turn yourself into someone 'extraordinary'. Adding something extra into cheesecake that you are making can make it super good. It does not take much to be someone extraordinary.

She did what God called her to do; reaching out to the others. She thought she could make a huge difference and she did. And I believe everyone can.