Chapter 1. STORIES OF FAMILY, LESSONS OF LOVE
Whenever I hear that someone is a "self-made" man or woman, I smile. None of us is truly self-made. We all stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us, and we all have reason to be grateful for the help we have received along the way.
In my own life, I have many reasons to be grateful. I remember a Girl Scout message from an earlier day, "Honor the past. Cherish the future." Both are equally important. If we do not honor the past, we may well end up thinking everything begins and ends with us. Such self-centeredness leads to swollen egos—and pride, which, as we all know, goeth before the fall.
Lessons of Love and Family
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