I WISH MY...KNEW

"The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others." - Albert Schweitzer

Here are a few heart wrenching notes Kyle Schwartz, a 3rd grade teacher at Doull Elementary School in Denver, CO, received from her students. The notes were in response to an assignment she designed in order to better know her students and their needs. The assignment was simple:
Complete this thought--I wish my teacher knew...
"I wish my teacher knew I don’t have a friend to play with me."
"I wish my teach knew I don’t have pencils at home to do my homework.
"I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading log is not signed because my mom is not around a lot."

We all can help out, in our own little way. Kyle says, "After one student shared that she had no one to play with at recess, the rest of the class chimed in and said, 'we got your back.' The next day during recess, I noticed she was playing with a group of girls. Not only can I support my

TATTOOS IV

"The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others." - Albert Schweitzer

Continued from three days ago:

As he cried, I smiled through my tears. I said "Don’t say anything." I noticed the tattoo on his neck, it said "Mama tried." As we piled into the van to drive away, he was on his knees, arms around his dog, and smiling. I waved, and then broke down in tears. Just then I realized, I have so much. Yet didn't know. My worries seem trivial now: I have a home, a loving husband, four beautiful children. I have a bed. I wondered where he would sleep tonight. My daughter, Cecilia turned to me and said, "I feel so good." Although we'd helped him, the man with the tattoos gave us a gift - he taught that no matter how the outward looked like, each of us deserve of kindness, compassion, and acceptance.

Arnold Schwarzenegger hit the nail on the head when he said, "Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the

BE SELFLESS

"The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others." - Albert Schweitzer

Selfless

As humans, in trying to solve a problem we leave the important ingredient out of our recipe. Our world would be a better place if WE would only become more selfless - by doing two simple things. Obeying God's rule:

1. 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and, the second is,
2. (Love) 'your neighbour as yourself.'

It was Richard Whately, who said, "A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbour's." I saw in a CCTV footage, a very striking video. A guy standing next to his car at a gas station, close to the pump. All of a sudden another