Every so often, I hear a phase that is truly quotable. I recently heard someone talk about their perspective on working at a facility that serves people with Alzheimer's. Their motto is: "If you can't add days to their lives, then add life to their days."
None of us can really add days to the lives of anyone. Sure, there are physicians that can use their skills to keep people from dying. However, are they really adding days to someone's life or just making sure they stay alive? Although it isn't the best of analogies, a criminal does not add days to the life of a person he could have killed but didn't. I know it may sound like a fine line, but I really do believe that no human can add days to the life of any other human.
So, while we can't add days to the lives of anyone, we sure can add life to they remaining days of everyone we meet. Start with the little things: Say hello to people, look them in the eye, wish them well, thank people, reply with "your welcome" when thanked, etc.
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