October 22, 2002
"He's sweepin' streets in the middle of Savannah where everybody can see him."
"Your daddy is out sweepin' streets because he took every dime he had and used it to pay off every man and woman he owed and every business who worked for him instead of declarin' bankruptcy like
everybody else in town....Your daddy stared adversity in the eye and he beat it back with a
broom"....Legend of Bagger Vance.
This reminds me of the words of Mark Twain said "When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he'd learned in seven years."
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.
song playing....As Tears Go By....not from the movie