When thinking of a mentor, we often imagine a wise sage who graciously helps a new recruit, a trainee and the like. It’s time to rethink what a mentor is, and I saw the perfect example of one just the other day.
The Ottawa Senators NHL hockey team was about to start playing their 6th playoff game, a do or die event for the team. I was at a local coffee shop and out the window, standing beside the busy street, was a young boy, about 7 or 8 years old, holding a couple of senators flags waving at the cars going to the game. And beside him was his dad, who had a larger flag and was helping his young son cheer on the fans going to the game. It was obvious they wern’t going to the game, but I am sure that they hurried home to catch it on the TV once it started. The young lad would scream with excitement every time a car would blow it’s horn in acknowledgement of their efforts.
What a wonderful example of being a mentor. And I can hear that son telling his kids 30 years from now how he and his dad would go down to the street corner to help cheer the team. What a great memory that father is making. What a great mentor.
We can all be mentors to someone in this world, and it doesn’t need to cost a lot of money, and you don’t have to be someone famous. But what a difference you can make in someone’s life. I am taking the liberty of showing a fishing picture of me and my son, taken when I was teaching him how to fish. Why don’t you share your examples of mentoring with the rest of our readers? Together we can all get ideas on how to make this a better world.
Tony Brunelle
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