• It might be the priest in Japan who smiles lovingly at the child who screams and curses words of hatred.
  • It might be the teacher in the United States who greets each child who enters the classroom with a warm smile and a pat on the back.
  • It might be the mother in Mexico who starts a school for children with severe disabilities and makes sure that each feels safe and loved.
  • It might be the physician in Portugal who sees to it that single pregnant mothers learn their own worth and that of their infants.
  • It might be the caregiver in an institution in Denmark who gives tender hugs to a woman with autism.
  • It might be the group home worker in Canada who forms a care giving community and ensures that caregivers and those who are supported feel companionship with each other.
  • It might be the parents of sons and daughters with life-stories of psychiatric hospitalizations forming an advocacy group to bring about social change.
  • It might be the militant in Brazil living on the streets with abandoned children—teaching them to feel safe and loved, to recognize injustice and justice, and sharing with them the values they need to bring about their own social change.