Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times.  I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him. "Thank you so much for doing that" Mark's mother said.  "As you can see, Mark treasured it."
Mark's classmates started to gather around us.  Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, "I still have my list.  It's in the top drawer of my desk at home."  Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put this in our wedding album."  "I have mine too," Marilyn said.  "It's in my diary." Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group.  "I carry this with me at all times," Vicki said without batting an eyelash.  "I think we all saved our lists."
That's when I finally sat down and cried.  I cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

written by: Sister Helen P. Mrosia

The purpose of this letter, is to encourage everyone to compliment the people you love and care about. We often tend to forget the importance of showing our affections and love.  Sometimes the smallest of things, could mean the most to another. I am asking you, to send this letter around and spread the message and encouragement, to express your love and caring by complimenting and being open with communication.  The density of people in society, is so thick, that we forget that life will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be. So tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and important. Tell them, before it is too late.