There are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement, who will need our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give.

A student's suicide
While teaching at USC Buscaglia was moved by a student's suicide to contemplate human disconnectedness and the meaning of life and began a non-credit class he called Love 1A. Cultural. His book and numerous recorded and televised lectures some of which became available through PBS became extremely well received.

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