surrounded by greatness

at the risk of sounding cliche a book cant always be judged by its cover. there is so much more to the people we come across, every week and every day, than we can possibly know at a glance. but every now and again, if one looks long and hard, and gives it just enough time, small glimpses can be seen in sometimes seemingly unlikely places of the greatness that is inside us all. creativity, talent, compassion, love, understanding, friendship, life, intelligence, beauty, energy, sympathy, forgiveness, kindness, hope. its there, and it wants to share and be shared. there is so much to be learned and gained, if we can just look past the sometimes torn and beaten jacket and understand the words, paragraphs and chapters contained within.