Happiness comes from seeing ourselves as being okay, just as we are, today, without comparison to others, without reference to the way we were or the… - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Simple people with less education, sophistication, social ties, and professional obligations seem in general to have somewhat less difficulty in facing this final crisis than people of affluence who lose a great deal more in terms of material luxuries, comfort, and number of interpersonal relationships. It appears that people who have gone through a life of suffering, hard work, and labor, who have raised their children and been gratified in their work, have shown greater ease in accepting death with peace and dignity compared to those who have been ambitiously controlling their environment, accumulating material goods, and a great number of social relationships but few meaningful interpersonal relationships which would have been available at the end of life.

I call it sniffing someone out. If they smell real, I give them a signal to come close.

...the greatest rewards in your whole life will come from opening your heart to those in need. The greatest blessing always come from helping.