Build a Life Like a Work of Art
Robert Greenleaf and Abraham Joshua Heschel became close friends late in life. Greenleaf was in his 60's when he first met Heschel. Greenleaf had gone to meet Heschel and invite him to speak to a group of business executives. They met several times to discuss this speaking proposal and from that developed a strong friendship.
Greenleaf later wrote about Heschel in his book Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. He provided this quote of Heschel's:
"What message have you for young people?" asked Carl Stern of NBC in concluding a television interview with Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel shortly before his death on December 23, 1972.
Rabbi Heschel replied: "I would say: Let them remember that there is a meaning beyond absurdity. Let them be sure that every little deed counts, that every word has power, and that we can - every one - do our share to redeem the world in spite of all its absurditites and all frustrations and all disappointments. And above all, remember that the meaning of life is to build a life as if it were a work of art."
Greenleaf later wrote about Heschel in his book Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. He provided this quote of Heschel's:
"What message have you for young people?" asked Carl Stern of NBC in concluding a television interview with Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel shortly before his death on December 23, 1972.
Rabbi Heschel replied: "I would say: Let them remember that there is a meaning beyond absurdity. Let them be sure that every little deed counts, that every word has power, and that we can - every one - do our share to redeem the world in spite of all its absurditites and all frustrations and all disappointments. And above all, remember that the meaning of life is to build a life as if it were a work of art."
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