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Turn on the Light; Give Out Positive Energy
From: Today's Woman
Date: 20030201
Author:Anonymous
One night, when Robert Louis Stevenson was six years old, he was watching the lamplighter at work. One by one, the lighter would light the lamps as he walked down the street. Young Stevenson was fascinated and silent. His nurse feared that his quietness meant he was up to some mischief. She called out, asking what he was doing. The little child answered, "I am watching a man making holes in the darkness." What a difference the lamplighter was making by giving out positive energy.
There are so many qualities of light to reflect on that inspire us to give our light and energy to others
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