Good ripples from you and her Maria. “It may be that if I lead the life I’ve planned for myself it may affect others; the effect may be no greater than the ripple caused by a stone thrown in a pond, but one ripple causes another, and that one a third; it’s just possible that a few people will see that my way of life offers happiness and peace, and that they in their turn will teach what they have learned to others.” — the character Larry in Somerset Maugham’s masterpiece, The Razor’s Edge, which I read recently, and highly recommend.

I used that in one of my recent essays. Not linking as I know you don't read anything with over a six minute estimated read time.

I'm going to share your essay with Shirley Willet. I think with her background she'll appreciate it.