The Secret of Happiness, Glenn Van Ekeren

We can have a significant impact on the lives of others by simply letting them know we accept them.

   

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among the men the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement. There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of man as criticism from his superiors. I never criticize anyone. I believe in giving a man incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault. If I like anything, I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise. - Charles Schwab

   

If a man does a work you really admire,

Don't leave a kind word unsaid,

In fear that to do so might make him vain

And cause him to "lose his head."

   

But reach out your hand and tell him,

"Well done," and see how his gratitude swells;

It isn't the flowers we strew on the grave,

It's the word to the living that tells.

   

Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know; That we are here for the sake of others, for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received. - Albert Einstein

   

It is true. When you meet the needs of other people, your needs will be met. Even when it might first seem to be a joke.