The inspirational speech that I have chosen is ‘Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter’. Mark begins by telling us a story of an act of heroism that didn’t quite go how he intended. He is a volunteer firefighter who showed up 2nd to the fire scene. The captain, in charge of assigning tasks, tells the first volunteer to go to the apartment and retrieve the dog of the homeowner, whose house was now in flames. He then tells Mark to go upstairs and get some shoes for the barefooted homeowner. Mark was disappointed in having such a simple task be appointed to him, but did it anyway. A few weeks later the homeowner sends the firefighters a letter thanking them for their service and most importantly, for the kind act of getting her a pair of shoes.
The reason I found this speech so inspiring is because it speaks to me logically (logos). After telling us his story, he goes on to tell us the importance of small details and how there’s no better time to do a good deed than the present. Something we all know is that once time passes, it is never coming back. So why don’t we try to make the best out of every moment? Most of us are unfortunately always sitting around and waiting for the perfect moment to come, not knowing that the perfect moment is literally passing us by. Even the simplest of acts play a role in another person’s life. In the words of Mark Bezos “not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebody's life, but every day offers us an opportunity to affect one”.