Today's Inspiration

"Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never
find it."
-Roald Dahl

The Person Next to You

A really great blog- "Fraternal Thoughts" (http://fraternalthoughts.blogspot.com/)-"is devoted to examining the role of the fraternity and sorority in today's world, as well as ideas and practices for ensuring their sustainability." It's newest post is of a poem that says a lot about brother/sisterhood and how you are given the opportunity to really form meaningful relationships with others through Greek Letter Organizations. I though it was neat...here's the poem!


The Person Next To You

The person next to you is the greatest miracle
and the greatest mystery you will ever
meet at this moment.

The person next to you is an inexhaustible
reservoir of possibility,
desire and dread,
smiles and frowns, laughter and tears,
fears and hopes,
all struggling to find expression.

The person next to you believes in something,
stands for something, counts for something,
lives for something, labors for something,
waits for something, runs from something,
runs to something.

The person next to you has problems and fears,
wonders how they’re doing,
is often undecided and unorganized
and painfully close to chaos!
Do they dare speak of it to you?

The person next to you can live with you
not just alongside you,
not just next to you.

The person next to you is a part of you.
for you are the person next to them.


This poem also made me think about how often I interact with complete strangers on the airplane/in my travels...so cool to think about how everyone has a story!