I am happy knowing that some of my favorite people turned out to be parents and teachers who have never lost sight of that simple fact.

The simple, “How would you feel if someone did that to you?” can go a long way.

In my university days I felt l I learned from my father what not to do should I become a parent. I have since realized the best parts of who I am when it comes to how I treat others, especially strangers and those I have never met, came directly from him, and the example he set in his daily life.

Nobody’s perfect. Well, except for those mythological figures like the Buddha and Jesus of Nazareth. And the effort to emulate the altruistic idealism said to come from such teachers isn’t bad place to look for examples of positive, worthwhile human behavior.

And some are lucky enough to have fine examples under their own roof, thanks to dad’s like you.