A testimony to my unique FIRST experience:

[omutton]

Once again, great post. I hope to meet you in Atlanta! You have inspired me to et further involved with FIRST.

[BandChick]

I'm very impressed ken, wow...that seriously moved me. great words, great inspiration. i don't know how anyone could passby the opportunity to be in FIRST after reading that. you deserve way more than a pat on the back for writing and experiencing that, and i'm extraordinarily glad to know you in person for the great guy you are.
Sara

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Ken,
I read the whole doc, and I am impressed. The folks in my generation call this an epiphany, an awakening, as you put it, a rebirth. The cool thing is, many of us have gone through the same sequence of events, the self awareness and the questioning. I believe that a person becomes better by asking the hard questions and more importantly, truthfully getting to the hard answers. When someone asks themselves whether they are doing a good job, achieving their goals (or even just setting realistic goals) helping others around them, being a good member of society, etc. they are thinking outside the box. When they truly answer those questions and act on the answers is when individuals move from just exisiting towards greatness. I am grateful to have been included in your list and second what Libby had to say about our meeting at IRI. But...I am just a guy. I am not a Tom Edison or Henry Ford, I am just a guy. I am a guy who can answer questions about electrical, I can help out when asked, I hope I am able to point someone in the right direction, but I am just a guy like the millions of other guys and ladys in the world. I don't know what the world will be like in a hundred years. Our existence will not likely be recorded in any great book of the 21st century, but I (and many others) are doing what we can to make it better than before we were here.
Yes, there is a lot to fix in this world and one person can't do it all, but if enough of us get together, we can do some incredible stuff. So where does that leave you? You are at one of life's thousands of little crossroads. Two paths lie before you, take one and see where it leads. If you don't like the scenery, take a different path the next crossroad you come to. Just don't stop and stay where you are, the rest of the world will pass you by.
As a closing note, please thank your parents for me. If they had not made the decision to come to this country, I may never have met you. Thanks for all you do, hope to see you next week.