Yoda
02-27-03, 11:15 AM
Fred Rogers was known by people he never met.
Never seen without a smile on his face or approached without a warm greeting ready, his life is a monument to the power of compassion and pure, honest kindness. His popularity endured admist wholly computer-generated children's shows and celebrity-based cartoon rivals. Why? Because there is no substitute for pure, wholesome learning and genuine warmth. It connects with each and every one of us on levels so deep that we often are ignorant as to their existence.
Come out to Pittsburgh and randomly ask someone on the street about Fred Rogers. As often as not, you'll be met with a smile-inducing anecdote. A local man called a radio station this morning with a story about Mr. Rogers in which he comforted a crying, clumsy waitress he didn't know at all.
This is for Fred Rogers, a man who serves as an example for all of us. In his memory, I hope we can all try to do for one day what he did for a lifetime: show true, honest, unadulterated love and compassion for people...just because they are people.
God Bless Fred Rogers. He's somewhere more deserving of his presence now.
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Never seen without a smile on his face or approached without a warm greeting ready, his life is a monument to the power of compassion and pure, honest kindness. His popularity endured admist wholly computer-generated children's shows and celebrity-based cartoon rivals. Why? Because there is no substitute for pure, wholesome learning and genuine warmth. It connects with each and every one of us on levels so deep that we often are ignorant as to their existence.
Come out to Pittsburgh and randomly ask someone on the street about Fred Rogers. As often as not, you'll be met with a smile-inducing anecdote. A local man called a radio station this morning with a story about Mr. Rogers in which he comforted a crying, clumsy waitress he didn't know at all.
This is for Fred Rogers, a man who serves as an example for all of us. In his memory, I hope we can all try to do for one day what he did for a lifetime: show true, honest, unadulterated love and compassion for people...just because they are people.
God Bless Fred Rogers. He's somewhere more deserving of his presence now.
http://www.cpbi.org/images/corp/mr-rogers.jpg