Some people have role models whom they look up to for inspiration and direction in life.
Some others have "idols" and they usually form a sort of "fan club".
They will try to look like their "idols" and maybe imitated them in the way they dress and mannerisms.
When the priests and Levites asked John the Baptist who he was, he declared that he was not the Christ, not the prophet Elijah, and not the Prophet either.
He didn't even say that he was the Baptist, although he was baptising people with water.
But he said that he was, quoting from the prophet Isaiah, "a voice in the wilderness, who makes a straight way for the Lord."
John the Baptist knew who he was and what he has to do. He knew that he was only a witness to someone who is greater than him.
John the Baptist reminds us of who we are. We are disciples of Christ.
We witness to the presence of Christ by our words and actions.
May we follow what John the Baptist did, and prepare others to experience Christ for themselves.