The other day I went to the funeral and memorial of a friend who recently died of cancer.
His name was Adam Green.
He was 43 and one of the most talented people I’ve known.
As a young boy in our school assemblies he’d strum a guitar and sing like an angel.
As a teenager we’d jam together in my parents’ garage.
And as a man he led a true rock star life. Touring the world with Eric Clapton, Grace Jones and his own band, Saint Jude.
Unlike so many of us, Adam lived the dream.
He found something he was truly great at and was brave enough and stubborn enough to realise his potential.
Adam’s funeral was incredibly sad. He left behind a wife, two beautiful little girls and many friends whom he’d helped over the years.
But it was also incredibly inspiring.
How many of us really make the most of a god given talent?
What could we achieve if we took what we are really good at and ran with it, 100 miles an hour?
You can recognise the those who do.
They’re the flames that burn the brightest.
And light up the world for the rest of us.
