People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
— Maya Angelou (via johnerick)
(via 10000stones)
This was fun. Stumbled across an early Easter egg hunt yesterday in Central Park. Wanted to photograph this little girl, but she was having none of it. She turned her back and ran in the other direction. Mom and Dad tried shouting her name— but no luck. She wouldn’t turn around. Then Dad took a plastic egg out of his pocket, held it in the air, and yelled: “Oh my gosh, I just found an egg!”
Not sure that I’ve ever been so honored to introduce someone as I am right now.
Gac Filipaj is a refugee from the former Yugoslavia. For the past twelve years, he has worked as a janitor for Columbia University. His job title is “Heavy Cleaner,” which includes emptying the trash and cleaning the toilets.
During this time, he worked until 11pm every night during the week. After his shift concluded, he would start studying. This weekend, after twelve years of study, Gac graduated from Columbia University with a Classics degree. Rarely have so many qualities I admire been wrapped up in a single person.
