Respect those who do the work so that others may follow their dreams.

Pops took a job as a janitor that allowed me to receive free tuition at Rutgers University. He passed and I told myself his sacrifice would not be in vain. Here it is! ? Give the janitor the same respect you give the CEO. #Gradszn pic.twitter.com/WOvm8VGsuN

— Anthony L. Brown (@typeA___) May 4, 2019

Holy yes. Don’t just “like,” support equal pay, benefits and pensions. You know, unions–workers’ rights. 
⠀

In Buddhism we say the ideal human emotion is empathy—a combination of joy and pain, of sunshine and rain…which, together, make an ordinary yet magical rainbow.

And so we may feel broken-hearted…but in a cheerful way. We feel our life, and our world, without shutting down…and we celebrate this precious life, at the same time.

This is the kind of story that leaves me with a happy tear, with inspiration, with gratitude, with appreciation for the strength of the good hearts of others.

Share your work story on Elephant—and when you do you’ll be supporting independent media—an increasingly rare breed these days. We pay our top writers every week, as voted on by our readers (you). elephantjournal.com to check it out. New: you can now “follow” or subscribe free to your favorite authors on #elephantjournal!