People I'd Like to Meet (Both Dead and Alive)
I was driving to work this morning, and during my matutinal muse I thought of people I'd like to meet and why I'd like to meet them. Initially my thoughts were of those past; icons of yore that were influential during their brief existence in the corporal cosmos. Then I thought of those still among us and why I'd like to meet them as well.
So far this is a short list, and subject to amendment. Please note, these are persons other than my departed family or loved ones. Please write, in my comments section, two or three people you'd like to meet, dead and alive and why.
So, without further ado, here is a list of those persons, in no particular order.
Those Departed:
- Mother Theresa so that I may learn the ways to selflessly help others, and find inner peace in our otherwise tumultuous world.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. so that I may ask him how to address the racial unrest society has yet to handle. I'd like to know how this generation has seemed to forget his messages of acceptance and equality.
- H.L. Mencken so that I may get to know my home town of Baltimore through his eyes. Also so that I may learn how to use the English language with the same mastery as he.
Those Among Us:
- Tenzin Gyasto a.k.a. His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama for many of the same reasons that I would like to meet Mother Theresa. Also, I've watched an interview of the Dalai Lama with Barbara Walters, and he seems like a real joy of a person to be around.
- Warren Buffet so that I may learn his methods and means of financial responsibility and management.
Again, please post your comments and let us know your choices. Thank you!
