So she stood up and took charge. She taught herself what she needed to know. She made a commitment. And the organization that she built, the Positive Action Committee, has made a huge difference in her community, generating change in several areas. She is a torchbearer.
Some parents raise their children to be torchbearers from birth.
Others do whatever they can to persuade their kids to hide it. We're certainly not organizing our schools or our society to reward children who demonstrate torchbearer qualities. But I think that you can awaken the torchbearer within. I think that most people, given the right reason, can find the intestinal fortitude to carry a flame across the finish line. Now, I'm not talking about working hard, or being dedicated, or putting your mission first.