Helping Just One

One of my Facebook friends posted this picture recently, and it reminded me of a quotation that I carry around in my wallet at all times.

It's a quotation by Jacob M. Braude, author of Braude's Source Book for Speakers & Writers (Prentiss-Hall):

Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you don't do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were gone. There is a place that you alone can fill.

Everything boils down to just one, be it a dog, a child, a friend, a protege, or you. Most especially you. You are the one. Without you the world will be missing something of great importance and value: Your presence and your legacy.