I have come to the frightening conclusion
That I am the decisive element.
It is my daily mood that makes the weather.
I possess tremendous power to make life
Miserable or joyous
I can be a tool of torture
Or an instrument of inspiration.
I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.
In all situations it my response that decides
Whether a crisis will be exalted or de-escalated,
If we treat people as they are, we make them worse.
If we treat people as they ought to be,
We help them to become what they are
Capable of becoming.
German Philosopher Geothe
