Never Underestimate Anyone
Today, I read a true story that carries a very substantive
lesson, the sage admonition that we should never underestimate the value or
potential of others.
In 1884, a beloved boy of 16 succumbed to typhoid fever,
and his grieving parents decided to establish a memorial to him. With that in mind, they met with Charles
Eliot, president of Harvard University. Eliot
received the unpretentious couple into his office and asked what he could do. After they expressed their desire to fund a
memorial, Eliot impatiently said, “Perhaps you have in mind a scholarship.” But they replied, “No, we’re thinking of
something more substantial than that – perhaps a building.” In a rather patronizing tone, Eliot brushed
aside their idea as being much too expensive.
Feeling disappointed, the couple departed.
In the following year, Eliot learned that this plain-looking
pair had gone elsewhere to establish a 26-million-dollar memorial named in
honor of their departed son. It was the
initial endowment for the Leland Stanford Junior University, which today is better
known as the prestigious Stanford University!
One never knows who will somehow intersect your life,
and just how much they could bring to the table of your future. So never look down on anyone’s possibilities.
Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and
please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING.
Maranatha!
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