[JohnFen]

> Heck, just saying "thank you" or "you look nice" or paying some other compliment to a fellow human at the right time and place might actually be something that really mattered although you may never wind up realizing it.

It has happened twice in my life that something someone said -- just in my earshot, not even directed at me -- has caused me to make a major change in my life that was very much for the better. The people that uttered the words will never know the serious impact they had on me.

I often wonder if it has happened that something I was saying was overheard and had a similar impact on someone else. I hope so.

[giantg2]

It could go the other way too. Stuff I've said in earshot of other could have cause them to make bad changes too.