me and tried to calm my fears. Even though she was scheduled to go off duty at
4 P.M., she stayed on her own time until almost 11 P.M.. She played games with
me, talked to me and stayed with me until I finally fell asleep.
‘Many Thanksgivings have come and gone since I was ten, but one never
passes without me remembering that particular one and my feelings of
frustration, fear, loneliness and the warmth and tenderness of the stranger that
somehow made it all bearable.’
If you want others to like you, if you want to develop real friendships, if you
want to help others at the same time as you help yourself, keep this principle in
mind;
PRINCIPLE 1
Become genuinely interested in other people.- Eagle, publication of the National Bank of North America, New York, March 31, 1978.