Service (from Jogo CF Bellingham)

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
-Woodrow Wilson

My heroes in life all seem to have one thing in common.  They are men and women who owe no debt of service to anyone, but choose to serve anyway, with all of their hearts.  They pour coffee.  They hold open doors.  They give away the parking spot.  They offer their chair.  They clean the floors.  They wash feet.  And the less they owe their service, the more powerful I think the act is.  It’s not tied to promotion or status or obligation, it’s freely chosen and freely given.  I believe service is one of life’s great treasures.  In a world where we’re measured by our material trophies, it’s exceptional to me when a person who would be first steps aside to let another’s life shine.

Thank you to all of you who quietly go around making life a little sweeter for all of us.

I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.
-Albert Schweitzer