Quote:
Originally Posted by Kobi
"The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor. But that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have a potential to turn a life around. It’s overwhelming to consider the continuous opportunities there are to make our love felt."
— Leo Buscaglia
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true story-when I was about 15 and in a immense amount of emotional turmoil and found myself somewhere in Kentucky watching tv in a hotel by myself
That is when I was introduced to Leo- the man changed my life that day
He told his story of how He used to be a professor at UCLA and had tenure
every semester he'd asked his students to come by his office to get to know them a bit
One day a young woman came in highly intoxicated and he told her he could not see her that way for there was no way he could know her if she were not herself- weeks went by and he saw her less and less until one day she just was not there
no one even the class remembered her existence
He then went to the Dean of Women and found the young girl had gone to The Pacific Palasades (cliffs) and jumped
it was then he thought to himself- "we teach children how to read, write and arithmetic but not how to live"
He then gave up his tenure to become a motivational speaker to help people learn to live. he is a great man- I admire and hope to be more like every day
thank you for sharing this