People who inspired you?

sorry this is a bit long!

there was this guy i used to work with, wasnt overly close him but he was the nicest fella ever, really good at his job, really positive and helpful. Always in good humour, always crackin jokes and cheerin people up. Absolute salt of the earth that always had a word for everyone and a genuine interest in people.

Had a proper conversation with him after about two years workin together and he was tellin me both his parents had passed away in the last five years (he was only 24) He lived alone on the family farm, where he got up at 5:30am to do a couple of hours work before coming to our job and again in the evening. He had help from his brothers/brothers in law but he put in some serious hours outside his 9-5.

He had been missing from work for about a month, nobody really knew why (this is how we got chatting, im really nosy) and he told me that he had been diagnosed with a whole myriad of medical probs and was going to have to go through tonnes of treatment.

Listening to him talking about everything in the same manner that someone else might discuss what they had for breakfast just shocked me, there was no self pity..no anger or bitterness. He wasnt being a martyr or anything, he just said, ah well, being upset about things is not going to change anything, if I was to let myself get consumed by it, i wouldnt get out of bed in the mornin!

And feck all people in work knew his story, not that it was a big secret or anything but he geniunely didnt expect/want/fathom getting any kindof sympathy or praise


He said he makes a conscious effort to try and be positive about things and spent every free minute he had doing stuff he enjoyed...he was one of those people that if ya said "yeah we must do lunch someday" then he would make sure that it would happen..there was no puttin stuff off or gettin lazy about things.

I just thought it was so amazing, that someone, who had been through so much just had such a good attitude!..he said he obv had bad days and when that happened he used to give himself a hour or so to just wallow then force himself to snap out of it, people are worse off and theres no point ruining your happiness by dwelling on unhappiness!

He without a doubt inspired me, although he would definitly rip the piss if I ever told him! He was just normal lad, from the backarse of nowhere, that I havent seen in about 4 years but honest to god, I think about him everytime I get pissed off or am feeling sorry for myself or need to tell myself to cop on!

not to get all hippy or anythin.. but that one conversation which was prob totally insignificant to him genuinely gave me an attitude adjustment!!

If anyone has read "the five people you meet in heaven" he's definitely one of my five!

Mick Doohan. Despite incredible pain and an immobile right ankle he fought Wayne Rainey like a lion in 1992 for the 500GP world championship, and lost like a man. 1993 was also incredibly tough, but in 1994, he won. Bonzer Mickah!! :cool:

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Some of my brothers and my parents, and an old friend of mine.

"Famous" inspirations would be Mark Gatiss, the fact he went for his dreams and never gave up on it till he got it. He also reminds me of myself, same interests etc, so I just need to keep on working hard and I will get through. (Hopefully)
I would love to be an artist, so lots of artists inspire me, too many to list.