TheLetterthatChangedEverything
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Therearemomentsinlifethatweneverforget,andforme,oneofthosemomentshappenedinthefifthgrade.ItwastheyearwhenImetmyfavoriteteacher,MissEmily.Shewasthekindofteacherwhoalwayshadasmileonherfaceandakindwordforeveryone.Sheencouragedmetobemybestself,anditwasunderherguidancethatIdiscoveredmyloveforwriting.SowhenIheardthatshewasretiring,IknewIhadtodosomethingtoshowherhowmuchshemeanttome.Andthat'swhenIdecidedtowriteheraletter.
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Iremembersittingdownatmydeskwithablanksheetofpaperinfrontofme,tryingtoputintowordshowgratefulIwasforeverythingMissEmilyhaddoneforme.Itwasn'teasy-howdoyouthanksomeoneforchangingyourlife?Buteventually,thewordsstartedtoflow,andbeforeIknewit,Ihadfilledseveralpageswithmythoughtsandfeelings.
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Theletterwasn'tjustaboutexpressingmygratitude,though.ItwasalsoawayformetoreflectoneverythingIhadlearnedfromMissEmilyovertheyears.Shehadtaughtmemorethanjustgrammarandspelling-shehadtaughtmehowtobekind,howtobecurious,andhowtonevergiveuponmydreams.
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WhenIfinishedtheletter,Isealeditinanenvelopeandbroughtittoschoolthenextday.AsIwalkeddownthehallwaytowardsMissEmily'sclassroom,myheartwaspoundingwithexcitementandnerves.Whatifshedidn'tliketheletter?Whatifitwasn'tgoodenough?
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ButwhenIhandedtheenvelopetoMissEmilyandsawthetearswellingupinhereyesasshereadit,IknewthatIhaddonesomethingright.Shehuggedmetightlyandtoldmehowmuchthelettermeanttoher,andinthatmoment,IfeltlikeIhadmadearealdifferenceinsomeone'slife.
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Overthenextfewweeks,IwatchedasMissEmilywentaboutherdailyroutines,knowingthatsoonshewouldbeleavingusforgood.Butsomethingwasdifferentnow-therewasasparkinhereyes,arenewedsenseofpurposethatIhadneverseenbefore.
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Oneday,asIwaswalkinghomefromschool,IsawMissEmilysittingonabenchinthepark.Shewasstaringupatthesky,lostinthought.Iapproachedherslowly,notwantingtodisturbher,butshenoticedmeandbeckonedmeover.
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Wesatonthebenchtogether,andshetoldmehowmuchmyletterhadmeanttoher.Shesaidthatithadremindedherwhyshebecameateacherinthefirstplace-notforthemoneyortherecognition,butforthechancetomakeadifferenceinsomeone'slife.
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Andthen,outofnowhere,shesaidsomethingthattookmybreathaway."Youknow,"shesaid,"I'vealwaysthoughtofyouasoneofmystarpupils.Youhavesomuchtalentandpotential,andIjustknowthatyou'regoingtodogreatthingsoneday."
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Ifeltmyfaceflushwithprideandembarrassment.Me?Astarpupil?ButMissEmilyseemedtoseesomethinginmethatIhadn'tevenseeninmyself.
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Aswesatthereonthebench,talkingaboutlifeandourhopesforthefuture,Irealizedsomethingimportant.MissEmilywasn'tjustateachertome-shewasafriend,amentor,andarolemodelallrolledintoone.
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Overthenextfewweeks,IcontinuedtowritetoMissEmily,sharingmythoughtsanddreamswithher.Shealwayswroteback,encouragingmetokeepgoing,tonevergiveuponmygoals.
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Andthen,oneday,somethingamazinghappened.MissEmilyinvitedmetocometoherhouseforacupofteaandachat.Iwasthrilled-Ihadneverbeentoateacher'shousebefore!
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WhenIarrived,shegreetedmewithawarmhugandledmeintohercozykitchen.Wesatatthetable,sippingteaandnibblingonhomemadecookies,whilesheregaledmewithstoriesfromherownchildhood.
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Itwaslikebeingletintoasecretworld,whereteachersweremorethanjustpeoplewhostoodatthefrontoftheclassroomandlecturedusonmathandscience.Theywererealpeople,withhopesanddreamsandmemoriesoftheirown.
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AsIleftMissEmily'shousethatday,Iknewthatmylifehadbeenchangedforever.Ihaddiscoveredanewsideofmyself,onethatwascapableofseeingtheworldinadifferentway-awaythatwasmorecompassionate,morecurious,andmoreinspired.
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Yearswentby,andImovedontomiddleschool,highschool,andthencollege.ButIneverforgotaboutMissEmily.Herwordsofencouragementstayedwithme,guidingmethroughtheupsanddownsoflife.
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Andthen,oneday,Ireceivedaletterinthemail.ItwasfromMissEmily,tellingmethatshehadbeendiagnosedwithcanceranddidn'thavemuchtimeleft.
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Iwasdevastated.Howcouldthishappen?HowcouldsomeoneaskindandlovingasMissEmilybetakenawayfromus?
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ButthenIrememberedsomething-theletterIhadwrittentoherallthoseyearsago.AndIknewthatIhadtodosomethingtorepayherkindness.
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SoIsatdownatmydeskonceagain,withablanksheetofpaperinfrontofme.Thistime,though,thewordsdidn'tcomeaseasily.Howdoyousaygoodbyetosomeonewhohasmeantsomuchtoyou?
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Buteventually,thewordsstartedtoflow,andbeforeIknewit,Ihadfilledseveralpageswithmythoughtsandfeelings.AndwhenIfinished,IsealedtheletterinanenvelopeandsentitofftoMissEmily.
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Idon'tknowifsheeverreceivedtheletter,orifshewasstillalivetoreadit.Butthatdoesn'treallymatter.WhatmattersisthatIwroteit-thatItookthetimetosaythankyoutosomeonewhohadchangedmylifeinwaysIcouldneverhaveimagined.Andthat,Ithink,isthetruepowerofateacher.
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