On a road trip to Boston, I glanced at my Starbucks cup and found the following:
My cousin in Tibet is an illiterate subsistence farmer. By accident of birth, I was raised in the West and have a Ph.D. The task of our generation is to cut through the illusion that we inhabit separate worlds. Only then will we find the heart to rise to the daunting but urgent challenges of global disparity.
Losang Rabgey, Ph.D.
National Georgraphic Emergin Explorer and co-founder of Machik, a nonprofit helping communities on the Tibetan plateau.
It is part of series, The Way I See It, that is printed on Starbucks cards. The quotes are not necessarily all inspirational but rather intended to provoke discussion. The site quoted offers a way to browse the sayings.
In a similar vein...
The Starbucks project reminded me of This I Believe, which is an international project engaging people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values that guide their daily lives. These very inspirational essays are often featured on NPR.
Whether you have a minute or an hour, check out these sites for some stimulation.
Judy Warner
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