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Now that I take a second glance, the title of this post seems like the punchline to a bad joke. But on the contrary, a lesson in life.
Two weeks ago, I was in downtown Houston, TX spending a weekend with the family. After a day of fun at the Aquarium and a good lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe. My family and I decided to take a stroll through the Theatre District and I wanted to take some pictures of the awesome arquitecture.
-If you're interested you can see my uploaded pics here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeanyang22/sets/72157616452078286/show/
As I was snapping some pics of Jones Plaza, when I hear a sound like a muffled trumpet. As I turn towards the direction of this sound I notice this man standing in front of a pyramid-shaped building on a cool Sunday afternoon blowing into a very long horn. I snap a pic of him. He crosses the street and starts walking to where I am.
I asked if I could take a picture of him with his unusual instrument. He agrees but only if he can talk to me about God. I'm taken aback since I wasn't expecting this answer but concede. He briefly speaks to me then blows his horn again.
The man in the picture is a preacher. He sounds his horn to later announce the Good News.
I can say that I do admire him. Not everyone has the guts to stand up to the world and speak what they believe.
It made me think that, in a small way, we too are doing this. All of us here that have decided to speak up, and share our thoughts and ideas to the world, in a sense are also standing up for our beliefs.
So to all of you I say, keep sounding your horn. Because someone will always be there to listen.