Giving a damn

Life blossoms 
When you give a damn

About the people
You meet
About the relationships 
You build
About the work
You do
About the legacy
You leave

The waiter who gives a damn
Brightens customers. 
The teacher who gives a damn
Opens minds. 
The doctor who gives a damn
Treats the whole person
The CEO who gives a damn
Builds a culture that inspires 

Giving a damn
Makes you human. 
Arguably
It’s the only thing that 
Makes you human. 

For all the wonderful things 
Technology and machines can do
The one thing they can’t do
Is give a damn. 

Giving a damn 
Always has been
And always will be
Needed
To find light in darkness. 

What do you give a damn about?
What are you going to do about it?

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Thank you for the inspiration John Haugeland. Video clip and essays.