We guide people, change their lives for better or for worse and even if we don’t know it at the time they do the same to us. And if sharing your experience has improved life for someone else, inspired them or made becoming the person they want to be a little easier than damn it, you should be proud. After all someone was your stepping stone once, someone helped you along the way, someone gave you part of their story to tell.
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A well spotted and thoughtful link K.
ReplyDeleteThe following quote resonated most with me, even more so than the stepping stone (one that I sometimes meditate on, albeit more about paths and not people;)
"But being a stepping-stone does not make us the loser; good relationships aren’t designed to be won."
It took me a long time to work that one out.