Who are our idols, and why?

Just having a conversation with a close friend... and got to thinking about who inspires me -- who my idols are. I came up with the following list:

Vivienne Westwood

Karen Mok

Anthony Wong Chau Sang
Leslie Cheung
Matt Pearce
Henry Lau
Roddy Shaw
Richard Branson

I'll add to the list now:

Jesus Christ

David Bowie
Brian Molko

I'll reserve a space for additions here:

Mavis Fan

Now what is it that links all these people together?

Risk. None of them were afraid of challenging social norms and traditional constructs. They are/were social risk takers.

There's something about social risk takers that inspires me to become a better man, not according to what society expects, but according to what I believe in.

Thank you to all of those who are willing to challenge society, not simply conform to it.