The bricklayer who builds the walls can see the results of their work perhaps for the rest of their days. As an 8-year-old, because I forgot to return some signed papers one day, my teacher paraded me before the entire class. Except after my 10-grade year, my young teacher, Mrs. Shoenig, looked up over her glasses at me as she held the card in her hand. “I said that you could do better,” Mrs. Shoenig replied. The splendid pastor Truett Gannon once said, “Few things are more inspiring than to see a person standing in someone’s winter, helping them believe in a better springtime to come.” That’s what Mrs. Shoenig did for me, and it has made all the difference.

Source: Ethiopian News December 21, 2021 14:20 UTC