"Harry Mack" is an Internet sensation that has been blowing up slowly but surely in the past few years. He is a freestyle rapper who is largely known for his live freestyle bars on the streets of LA and sometimes other cities. Since the pandemic paralyzed our world at the beginning of 2020, Harry Mack decided to be one of the few sources of hope in this world. Using his talent, and a social media platform called "Omegle", which connects you live with like minded people from around the world, he has been putting smiles on faces for quite a while now. He logs in to Omegle, which connects him to random people. Then, the conversation starts. He introduces himself and explains what he does, then he asks the other person to provide random words or topics to inspire his freestyle. After this point, the magic happens. He goes off for 2-5 minutes of non stop well crafted rap song, and hits every single word suggested by the other person. Not only that, but he incorporates everything he's seeing or hearing on the screen in his bars. So he mentions their pet, drink or smoke, funny hat, poster or artwork they have hanging on the wall, a huge ear ring they're wearing, or even any reaction they give. This, of course, leaves the other person(s) absolutely flabbergasted, up to a point where they start to question reality, because they have no explanation to what just happened. It seems to them like something impossible to pull off unless it was fake or planned ahead of time. But, they just thought of those words on the fly, and it cannot be staged because nobody in the world knew what would come out of their mouths at that moment, not even them! So, they would look at this as on of the greatest things they have seen, at least on that platform.
What these people witnessing this masterful performance on Omegle, probably you too, do not know, is that Harry Mack has segments with his YouTube channel followers, where he raps for several hours without stopping! Yes, I said HOURS! He has 2, 3, 5, and even 8 hour long videos! He stops just to drink some water, and gets back right to it! In these videos, people comment all kinds of words in the world, and he keeps reading them and rapping about them, for hours. He raps about whatever his fans can think of, from describing a spoon they're holding, to assuring us that the big bang happened merely as a reaction to his spectacular rhymes! He once rapped about antiestablishmentarianism!
What the people on Omegle see as something close to a once in a lifetime talent, if not a miracle, is the easiest thing Harry Mack can do! They freeze when he starts to describe how they're reacting to his music by covering their mouths or holding their heads in shock, which makes them react even more and more. But in reality, it is just the tip of the iceberg. How can Harry Mack ace almost every single one of his Omegle bars interactions, in a way that if someone else did it, would be an incredible achievement by them? Well, it's by doing gigantic things, until extraordinary things start to look, well, ordinary. Pulling off an amazing, well structured 5 minute off-the-dome rap song is something that Harry Mack can, at this point, do while brushing his teeth, or trying to take a nap! For other people, it's almost impossible! There is a famous verse in an old Arabic poem that says:
إذا اعتاد الفتى خوض المنايا
فأهون ما يمر به الوحول
"If the man is used to riding death, stepping in mud becomes the least of his concerns."
Meaning, if you're used to doing 300 push-ups a day, doing a 20-push-up challenge becomes a quick warm up for you. Dealing with big and difficult tasks makes you much more capable of handling future situations. I worked with a brilliant individual in the past. However, what made him an outstanding consultant was not his brilliance! It was the amount of experiences he has been through. You would throw anything at him, and he would give you an immediate answer why this is a good or a bad idea, explains the reasons, and gives you the exact time and project where he dealt with a similar situation! If you are dealing with a huge obstacle, remember that this is the thing that will sharpen your tools, and prepare you for upcoming challenges. Going through difficult situations will give you perspective, and enable you to give everything its true value, with neither underestimating nor exaggerating. It will make you more efficient, and enhance your ability to take on challenges other people wouldn't dare think of!
