All of Us Are in Debt
Albert Einstein said, “A hundred times every day I remind my self that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received.” As you think about what Einstein said, you will come to realize the completely unselfish wisdom of those words. First, we are indebted to our parents because they were responsible for bringing us into the world. Next, we are indebted to the doctors, nurses, aides, orderlies, and other hospital personnel for the part they played in making our arrival a safe and healthy one.
We are indebted to the educational structure where we learned reading, writing and arithmetic, which are critical to our lives. It’s sobering to realize that yes, somebody did have to teach Albert Einstein that two plus two equals four.
We certainly owe a debt to people whose messages have been encouraging and positive as well as informative and instructional. We are deeply in debt to public servants who committed their lives to service through appointed or elected offices in this great land of ours as well as to the postal worker who brings the mail, the press operators and reporters who are responsible for putting words into print, and the workers who build the expressways upon which we move from one location to another.
The list is endless – which brings us back to Einstein and his quote. We have a heavy debt and one way to repay that debt is to regularly express thanks and gratitude to the men and women who make our lives worth living. Think about it. Thank a lot of people, and you will accumulate many friends and enjoy life more.
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Until we accept responsibility for our actions, we will have little hope for our future.
spoke at : 10/12/2009 07:21:00 PM