I heard today that fellow I met a couple years ago passed away a couple days ago. This puts a lot into perspective for me. This guy, Tom, was one of the most genuine, honest, nice, real, giving people I've ever met in my life. In knowing him, I knew enough about myself that i wanted...needed even to be better. I don't know if I ever went that way, but hearing of his passing is as sad as I've felt in a while. In meeting him, I met ten times as many self-serving, ego-maniacal, pretentious, superficial dwellers of the underworld. I am happy to have known Tom, as I'm sure so many of our mutual friends can agree.
I'll leave you with a simple thought to ponder. Do you care more for how people make you feel or how you make them feel? A better person is the combination of both...that you feel better by making others feel better. That was Tom.
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