bara mudita
Sheril Kirshenbaum“What really matters is helping others win, too, even if it means slowing down and changing our course now and then.”
- Fred Rogers
Takako 🐀@Sheril He was such an incredibly thoughtful and kind person. 💕
I’ve read (and also observed on ours) that rats do this. When a bigger rat play-wrestles a smaller rat, they let the smaller one win once in a while, so that they can always play together. The bigger rat knows the importance of fairness. Otherwise, the smaller rat would quickly lose interest. 🥰🐀🐁💕
Pete ZicatoHe was such a cool guy and someone I admired. And I don’t admire many.
Martha Howell@PeteZ @Sheril
I was a teen when he became popular, and we all scoffed at his earnestness. It wasn't until years later that I realized what a moral light he was. This story is beautiful: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a27134/can-you-say-hero-esq1198/
I was a teen when he became popular, and we all scoffed at his earnestness. It wasn't until years later that I realized what a moral light he was. This story is beautiful: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a27134/can-you-say-hero-esq1198/
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βɛth@Sheril We need more Fred Rogers' in this world and less Donald Trumps. I don't know if this story is apocryphal or not, but a car thief in Pittsburgh made off with Mr. Rogers' car. When it was broadcast on the news whose car had been stolen, the next day, the car returned to where it had been stolen with a note on the windshield that said, *"I'm sorry."*
Be the kind of person Mr. Rogers knows you can be.
Hermit the Frog@feverspell @Sheril that's lovely💗
Dan Herbert@feverspell @Sheril According to Snopes, this story is probably made up. Variations have been told since the 90's but no direct evidence it's true has ever surfaced. I still love the general idea, though, since I want to believe everyone has nothing but positive feelings for Mr. Rogers and his contagious positivity.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/remorseful-car-thieves/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/remorseful-car-thieves/
JulieB@Sheril "Slow together is better than fast alone."
~ Henri Nouwen, Road to Daybreak, a chapter title that changed me.
The Wolf Spirit@Sheril So many still need to learn this lesson today...
MikeZilla Minus Onedaniel tiger
Paul Cantrell@Sheril @design_law
My high school cross country coaches very explicitly used this philosophy for both races and training: form strategic clumps where faster runners hold back a bit to bring along the ones slightly slower. This not only optimized the CC scoring system, but created a deep field of ever-improving runners at all levels instead of a few make-or-break stars. Got me from “barely finishing” to pretty respectable times in my 3 years. Oh, and yeah, it won championships.
My high school cross country coaches very explicitly used this philosophy for both races and training: form strategic clumps where faster runners hold back a bit to bring along the ones slightly slower. This not only optimized the CC scoring system, but created a deep field of ever-improving runners at all levels instead of a few make-or-break stars. Got me from “barely finishing” to pretty respectable times in my 3 years. Oh, and yeah, it won championships.
Dagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥@Sheril So true, yes. It can be difficult to slow down and keep patience, but it's so rewarding and endearing ❤
This reminds me of something I never understand: being only for one team. I don't understand how people can party only if their team wins. Why not celebrate goals on either team, for instance, and cheer whenever something great is done, no matter the team? It so often looks like war to me, even with the hooligans around it. If you cheer on both teams: it's always party time!
Delta Wye@Sheril Maybe I’m just getting old and weird, but I’m at the point in my life where even little success stories from other people bring me a lot of joy.
cobalt going beige today
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Justin Macleod@Sheril And how much they'll pay you for it.
chris@Sheril One of my all-time favorites:
Very frankly, I am opposed to people being programmed by others. My whole approach in broadcasting has always been ‘You are an important person just the way you are. You can make healthy decisions.’ Maybe I’m going on too long, but I just feel that anything that allows a person to be more active in the control of his or her life, in a healthy way, is important.
- Fred Rogers