Your Moment Will Come.

Hello, everyone. Today is All Hallows' Eve, the most ethereal night of the year when the curtain between worlds is all but parted. While still maintaining a bit of the spooky flair that comes naturally this time of year, I want to share some information that's also rather uplifting.

Upon the release of the Universal classic Frankenstein in 1931, the rather unknown Boris Karloff skyrocketed to stardom. Sure, he'd been acting for a while, but he was normally relegated to playing bit parts, gangsters, or background characters with zero name billing. Portraying the Monster was the moment he'd been waiting for, and he left it all on the silver screen. There's a reason his portrayal is so celebrated -- it's just that damn good.

Boris portrayed the Monster at the age of 43 years old. In Hollywood years, he might as well have been a dinosaur.

Following the release of Frankenstein, Boris portrayed the Monster twice more in two really wonderful films. He also led an extremely successful career following that, including starring roles in The Mummy (my personal favorite), The Black Cat, The Invisible Ray, and The Raven just to name a few. Karloff practically worked up until the day he died at the age of 81 in 1969. So much success, and all because he was willing to do something few other actors would do -- take a chance on a role that forced him to sit in make-up for over four hours a day!

My point is this...

You never know when you will find your purpose. Boris Karloff was middle-aged and struggling just to be noticed when he became Frankenstein's Monster. By all accounts, he should have been forgotten. And yet, because Boris was so good at what he did, he took a throw-away role in a monster movie (at the time, they were considered very low-brow content) and gave it literally all he had to give. Karloff became legendary with one job in one movie; work he probably didn't even give a second thought to after the film was in the can.

Your purpose in life can come at any time. You never know when the torch is going to be passed to you, but it will come. You could be 15. You could be 25. You could be 43 like Karloff. You might even be 70. Your purpose will be revealed to you when the time is right. All you have to do is recognize it when you see it.

Happy Halloween, everyone!