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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Mweya Safari Lodge located in Queen Elizabeth National Park, surrounded by the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda
Photography by sarahemcc
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All because of Mr. Torgeson.
Mr. Torgeson was our bus driver. To most of the adult world, he probably appeared to be an ordinary man. I realize now that he must not have ranked high in the social and economic hierarchy, but to those of us who spent time with him every day, he was a consummate leader.
I never heard Mr. Torgeson raise his voice. I never saw him lose his cool. Quiet and steady, calm and peaceful, in his daily actions he served his community. As a result, in some inexplicable way, his presence altered our destinies. On our bus, kids didn’t get into fights. On our bus, children showed up on time. On our bus, everyone knew what it felt like to be respected.
This was not so much the case on other buses, or when other bus drivers drove our route. That’s how I knew that the difference was Mr. Torgeson.
