May 05, 2021
None of my teachers needed to take me under their wings as a student. None of my students ever needed to choose me to be their teacher. Neither my teachers nor my students ever needed to treat me with any more respect or consideration than I have earned. They did anyway. I know that I am not always the easiest person to be around, and my compass takes me in directions that not everyone may wish to follow. Sometimes, people come with me. Sometimes, people let me go with them. And so , I am grateful to everyone who chooses me, loyal to everyone who continues to choose me, and heartened whenever my path meets yours. Loyalty is not a transaction. Gratitude is not an obligation. We give anyway. And in doing so, we receive.
