COMPASSION HEALS

COMPASSION HEALS

The psychiatrist and theologian writer Gerald May speaks of a person he knew in one of the poorest psychiatric wards in New York, a young woman named Karen who sat alone day after day without responding to anyone who spoke to her. Every day, one of the maintenance men, Mike Foster, would sit at her side, eating his lunch and chatting with her even though she showed no response. One day, as John prepared to leave with his usual, “See you tomorrow, Karen,” she answered, “See you tomorrow, Mike.” A year later, she left the hospital and lived an everyday and happy life.

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CUSTOMERS VOTE WITH THEIR FEET

CUSTOMERS VOTE WITH THEIR FEET

Some time ago I received a very nice pen as a present.  This is the type of pen you see in a catalog and you wonder why anyone would pay that much for a pen.  After all, pens are rather cheap and easy to come by.     

But not this pen, it’s special.  It feels good when you hold it in your hand, and has a very high brand appeal.  One could say that it is a great “show pen.”     

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