CBS News closing story Wednesday was about Florida State University’s Travis Rudolph
visiting a school with his teammates. Instead of joining a busy table he saw a
young boy by himself and sat with him. They had a wonderful talk, and Bo’s mom
shared the story of him sitting with her autistic son.
Travis Rudolph is a good young man with a kind heart. He
also knows the secret to a good life. This will follow him throughout his life,
his time in football, his parenting, and his career. He demonstrated it with a
simple act of kindness.
Get out of your own worries and needs. It is not about you. Help someone else.
Travis did not like bullying and made sure to
sit with someone who needed him. Asked about the story by a reporter, Travis
stated what great kid Bo was and offered his cell number to Bo’s mom if she
wanted it.
Today every kid wanted to sit with Bo at lunch.
This is the second story today heard where you don’t know
who you are influencing today. A 23-year-old airman headed home for his
father’s wedding. He got stuck with his step mom’s 12-year-old nephew. The last
thing a 23 year old wanted to do for a day. He took the boy to the air base,
show him around airplanes, and talked about setting goals and working toward
them.
5 years later received a videotape of the boy graduating as
valedictorian, talking about achieving goals and becoming a pilot.
6 years after that he has graduated the Naval Academy and is
a pilot.
Now the picture I saw today wish I could share, but it is
not mine. After 17 more years the pilot is commanding officer of the Blue Angels, and he is standing in
front of a blue & gold Hornet with the former airman’s two sons (the
youngest is 12). You have never seen a happier,
prouder smile on anyone than the Lt Ryan Bernacchi returning the favor
of influencing the next generation.
Never underestimate the effect of doing the right thing,
talking with someone, doing something nice, or just doing your job right. You never know who is watching and learning
from you. You may never know the effect, it probably won’t be in the news, but your
life will be wonderful.
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