Having impact

The people I met last night were put before my path. Each uniquely fitted to impact my life in a way not yet revealed to me. I saw something in me last night, in everyone I met. Willie Allen reminded me that the human heart is capable of melting a mountain. After hearing Mr. Quinn, I called my wife to tell her that I loved her. She was not home, but the message I left was gratifying and grand. Perhaps our hearts can melt the newsrooms that we will enter for such a higher cause. Perhaps we can make an impact like those before us and like those who will come after.

-- Aman Mehrzai, Ohlone College, The Oakland (Calif.) Tribune