A Very Special Teacher

A very special teacher in high school many 

years ago had a husband who unexpectedly 

died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week 

after his death, she shared some of her 

insight with a classroom of students. As the 

late afternoon sunlight came streaming 

in through the classroom windows and the 

class was nearly over, she moved a few things 

aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. 

With a gentle look of reflection on her face, 

she paused and said, "Before class is over, 

I would like to share with all of you a 

thought that is unrelated to class, but which 

I feel is very important. Each of us is put here 

on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate 

and give of ourselves... and none of us knows 

when this fantastic experience will end. It can 

be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this 

is God's way of telling us that we must make the 

most out of every single day."

Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, "So 

I would like you all to make me a promise... 

from now on, on your way to school, or on 

your way home, find something beautiful to 

notice. It doesn't have to be something you 

see - it could be a scent - perhaps of freshly 

baked bread wafting out of someone's house, 

or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly 

rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the 

morning light catches one autumn leaf as it 

falls gently to the ground. Please, look for 

these things, and cherish them.

For, although it may sound trite to some, these 

things are the "stuff" of life. The little things 

we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things

 we often take for granted. We must make it

 important to notice them, for at any time ... it 

can all be taken away."

The class was completely quiet. We all 

picked up our books and filed out of the 

room silently. That afternoon, I noticed 

more things on my way home from school

 than I had that whole semester. Every once 

in a while, I think of that teacher and 

remember what an impression she made on 

all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those 

things that sometimes we all overlook.

Take notice of something special you see on 

your lunch hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk 

on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way 

home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. 

For as we get older, it is not the things we 

did that we often regret, but the things 

we didn't do.

~Author Unknown

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