It’s believed that every Prime Minister since Sir Winston Churchill has regarded his effort during the Second World War as crucial to their own understanding of theirs. It’s also said that Churchill’s leadership wasn’t seen as important as it came to be after during the War itself.
This is an interesting insight into the way it works. Even in times of great upheaval, we don’t see the wood for the trees. This is how great leadership is forged. It’s made up of acts and efforts that are retrospectively seen in the lens of rationality. It’s put together as something that should be emulated if we can get to do it.
The contributions themselves are irrevocable, however, and the credit is left to the beholder. They aren’t able to be subsumed into our way of life as easily as some imagine. They can’t be dealt a lesser hand than can objectively be given to them. It’s our part to play that might still be seen as lacking in a direct contribution.
