Now, it’s only fair to pay a tribute to the most renown mayor - ahem, Bourgmestre de la ville de Luxembourg – from Bourgmeisterin to the true burgermeister😁 François Scheffer was a man who wore way to many hats for one lifetime, but did it so skilfully that after he passed away, the city flooded the streets to say the last goodbye as a testament to the impact he had on the lives of many. To be fair, for those years, this was pretty impressive: I like to think that this manifestation of the public attitude was quite genuine as at the time it should’ve taken more effort to create a blueprint than it does now. As I was reading the sources, the first impression was superficial – one just can’t do this many things, some of them at once! But then I thought, well, obviously, the scope of work was dramatically different from what public servants have these days, which hints on the fact that Scheffer was probably not feeling fulfilled enough doing just 1 gig. I reckon that was an exemplar of a man who cared about his community, about making a long lasting impact, and tried to pay it forward each time he’d get a chance – something that is not that common even now, 200 years down the line. But that’s exactly what it takes to make a place where you grow your roots a home – imagine having 5 such Scheffers? 10? 100? I bet even after the 2nd one people would stop calling Luxembourg boring. Which brings me back to my everlasting point – the responsibility of having an opportunity to live a fulfilled life lies entirely on the shoulders of the people themselves. It’s always a game of give and take: you have to create value to get the value back. But just sitting there waiting for life to happen will only get you this far. Give to the place and watch it start giving you back😉 Check out the full story on the website (https://lnkd.in/gs4sPf5a), don’t forget to sign up to the newsletter to receive new stories like hot potatoes coming straight out of the pen, and hit that 'Subscribe' button!😉 📸: Wiki #FrancoisSchefferLegacy #LuxembourgHero #MayoralMarvel #AStellarCareer #LuxembourgCityHistory #EpicJourney #PublicServiceChampion #SecretSocieties #UrbanPlanningGuru #Bourgmeisterin
