{"id":552,"date":"2010-12-18T08:33:11","date_gmt":"2010-12-18T08:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspireme.net\/blog\/?p=552"},"modified":"2010-12-18T08:33:11","modified_gmt":"2010-12-18T08:33:11","slug":"the-most-important-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspireme.net\/blog\/the-most-important-question\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Important Question"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Most Important Question<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nDuring my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz..<\/p>\n

\nI was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?”<\/p>\n

\nSurely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?<\/p>\n

\nI handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank..<\/p>\n

\nBefore class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.<\/p>\n

\n“Absolutely,” said the professor. “In your careers you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say ‘hello’.”<\/p>\n

\nI’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy..<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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