“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Kierkegaard

Nineteen years ago, Lionel Messi  held a six-month-old baby during a UNICEF charity photoshoot.

At the time, Messi was a 20 year old phenom.

Today, he is the greatest soccer player that ever lived.

The baby?

Lamine Yamal .

Spain’s brightest star and a European champion at 16.

He still has braces.

This Sunday, they will face each other in the World Cup Final.

Argentina & Messi vs Spain & Yamal

The legend against the kid everyone believes could be next.

19 years ago, none of that existed.

No rivalry. No final. No legacy.

Just Messi, a 6 month old baby, and a camera.

Click.

Then everyone walked away.

No one thought about that photo again.

For 19 years.

The biggest moments in our lives almost never look big while we’re living them.

A lunch you almost cancelled.

A picture you almost didn’t take.

A phone call you almost ignored.

A conversation you almost skipped.

And 20 years later you realize that ordinary moment wasn’t ordinary at all.

It was the beginning.

Messi wasn’t holding the future of soccer.

He was holding a baby.

Until he wasn’t

Dash of Courage

You don’t get to know which moments matter.

You can’t. None of us do.

So treat more moments like they might.

Because one day you’ll discover one of them changed everything.

Courage over comfort,

Garrett

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