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A Modest and Meaningful Life

April 12, 2017
“How wonderful it is that nobody needs to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~ Anne Frank

Harold, my grandfather, was a bee keeper, a peach farmer, a gardener, a volunteer with the Amnesty International. He, like many radical pacifists, is someone who didn’t make a huge name for himself in the way we tend to think is most important. He did not get famous or make a lot of money. He was a quiet man who always seemed to be smiling. This inconspicuous way of living is something to admire and no less meaningful or impactful than those of us whose lives and words are booming in the daily news.

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In Ideas, Contemplation, Meaning Tags Choices, meaning, Anne Frank, Trent Gillis, Parker Palmer
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