One of the strongest desires we all have is the desire for
recognition. For each person who goes to bed hungry for food, there are
thousands who go to bed hungry for acknowledgment. With the daily rush to
get from here to there, we frequently forget how easy it is to make another
happy.
We are taught from the time we are toddlers how to establish
goals and objectives as well as how we should work to become
successful. We fill our hea ds with formulas and phrases which promise to be
the Holy Grail which leads to a productive life. Normally, this knowledge
leads us to an activity which to some extent provides sustenance and the
basic necessities.
Unfortunately, in far too many cases we don’t show our
youngsters how to be caring human beings. We are taught what to do though
not how to do it. As if we are producing robots which come off an assembly
line, our youngsters leave school and our homes with knowledge about the
world in which we live and little about the importance of human relations.
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If only I could change all this with a few lines in this
newsletter! |
I realize my limitations and those of others. As I roll
through the ages of time in this wonderful journey we call life, I realize
the importance of human contact. While time alone to reflect and think is
important for all, so also is time to share with others.
After analyzing the desires of the participants in my conferences and
workshops, I have come to the conclusion what we most desire, unless we are
masochists, is happiness. While there are many ways to experience happiness,
our strongest feelings generally manifest themselves when we share with
others.
Think for a moment of all the people you have met in your
life. Unless they have passed on to another reality which we will all one
 day
discover, they are all doing something in this instant. A myriad of
activities which may include eating, talking, reading, or perhaps even
making love!
I have thought about how marvelous it would be to be able to
connect with each of these people we know by a simple transmission of thought.
While I’m convinced I have occasionally achieved this objective, I also
realize we can connect instantaneously with virtually anybody any where in
the world by simply reaching out and punching a few buttons on a telephone.
As if by magic, we are immediately talking with someone regardless of their
location.
With the invention of the computer and other means of
“virtual” communication, we often forget it is just as easy to lift up a
telephone and dial a few numbers to connect up close and personal with
another human being. Whether it be with a phone call, a personal handwritten
note, an e mail or a big bear hug, brighten the day of those you know. Reach
out and touch the heart of someone today because you never know, tomorrow
might be too late…
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