The Power of the Word.....

The first thing that I thought about when I read that quote was that in a way our minds are like puzzles. Each piece represents knowledge, thoughts and experiences. I believe that Loeb's quote is very accurate, the stories we hear and things we learn from others continue to add pieces to the puzzle. Not all of us are capable of visiting every country we can possibly think of or doing anything that we want. We are educated by others who have had a chance to do experience those things. On another note, much of our history has been passed down by word of mouth. So in a way we have relied on the stories of others to learn. Having been raised by such a positive set of parents has brought me to where I am today. There is no single event in my life that occurred that turned me on to community service. I was taught the difference between right and wrong, equality, the value of work and I even acquired a bit of stubbornness throughout my life. The most important part is that from those values I was able to draw my own conclusions about what I see as right and wrong in our world. From then I developed the drive to put my efforts forward and make changes that I would like to see. My puzzle is hardly complete......