Our lifeline: People

People are fascinating beings; we come in all different varieties, shapes and forms. We are a complex mix of personalities, cultures, backgrounds, races and religions. Throughout our lifetime we would have met, influenced and have been influenced by hundreds of different kinds of people. For this reason, I think we should really be aware of the messages we convey and how we carry out our daily relations, for sometimes we never would have known the effect we have had on others during this life’s journey; not only our friends and loved ones but also children, elders in society, people we would have worked with or even the man on the street. Despite the level of interaction we engage in, people have helped to shape our lives: the choices and decisions we make and generally everything we do, either in a direct or indirect way whether we realize it or not. Consider this scenario...(c)