"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
-Maya Angelou
I find this quote to be both beautiful and cautionary. So much so that I do not wish to comment much on it. I would rather it just sank in and did its work as a wise statement such as this should. I will say, however, that what this transcendent passage imparts on me is that compassion is THE most important attribute that humans possess.
Maya Angelou (b. 1928) is an American author and poet. Angelou's first autobiographical work, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, established her internationally as a powerful and inspiring writer. Since then, the world renowned Angelou has earned over thirty honorary doctoral degrees, dozens of awards, and has also worked as a foreign coordinator in Egypt and Ghana during times of decolonization. In addition, Angelou was involved in the Civil Rights movement, working with both Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.
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