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The Message, Not The Messenger

#1 Postby azskyman » Tue May 16, 2006 12:17 pm

Many of you know of my lifelong commitment to encouraging weather folks to pursue their interests in the sky; their passion for the clouds.

The opportunity that the simple act of "looking up" and appreciating the elements has brought to me has been both fulfilling and humbling throughout my life.

Helping others learn how to measure the rain, the snow, the temperature, or the cloud cover as an observer is part of who I am. It defines me in ways that music defines a singer or a role defines an actor.

It is especially nice when "out of the blue" comes a message like this one I received today.

And it should serve as a reminder to others here at Storm2k that your passion for the elements is a worthy journey to follow in your lifetime.

Hello Steve.

It has been a long time.

As you have gathered, I did make a career out of meteorology. I am now a professor of the same at the University of Missouri. I teach observing and forecasting. I find myself quoting many of the basics that I learned from (you and) the AWO or connections that I made because of the AAWO.

I may not have been mature enough at the time, but after the fact let me thank you for all of the work that you put into the (AWO) publication and the organization. Both the AWO and AAWO changed a lot of lives. It kept alive my interest when I was young, and showed me that this was in fact something I wanted to do with my life.


Whatever else is important here, the message rings true in many ways regardless of who the messenger may be.

Each of you have something significant to give to others, and it can come back in very unexpected ways.
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#2 Postby Pburgh » Tue May 16, 2006 12:36 pm

Steve,
With all the lives you have affected here and elsewhere you should get more letters and notes just like that one. What a wonderful and well-deserved compliment.
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#3 Postby azskyman » Tue May 16, 2006 12:57 pm

Karan. It's not about me, but about a way to approach life.

I consider the friendships (such as yours) here as invaluable postscipts to the journey too.

Thanks.
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#4 Postby Pburgh » Tue May 16, 2006 1:33 pm

Some people just make a difference. You are one of those people. (Now don't you be gettin big headed on me!!!!!)
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#5 Postby streetsoldier » Tue May 16, 2006 5:21 pm

We ALL make a difference, Karan...for good or ill. Think of all the people you've met, bumped into accidentally, spoken to (or not); what one does in this life, however small, is like a stone thrown into a pond. The ripples will affect people you have never met, change the course of other's lives unintentionally, etc.

Nothing is trivial. :)
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