“It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship. … There are no ordinary people. … Your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses” (“The Weight of Glory,” in Screwtape Proposes a Toast and Other Pieces [1974], 109–10).
In the past David shared with me something that a mentor at work had told him...If you give people a chance and wait long enough, people will impress you.
I think too often we (me) are quick to make judgements or assessments of people before we have taken the time to see them for who they really are. I loved this quote that gave me perspective on each of the individuals I meet everyday. There is true greatness among us and divinity within each of us. My hope is that going forward I will see the unordinary all around me.
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