Are they better or worse from meeting you?

When I was President-Elect for our chapter of Rotary Club, all of us officers had to go to an Officer Training Meeting. It was great meeting members and listening to various speakers. But one concept from a general session really stood out and has become a part of my beliefs. The speaker was talking about how all of us are ambassadors for Rotary. That we had the ability to impact people in either a positive or negative way... and he then posed a question for us to ask ourselves... “when someone meets you, do they walk away better or worse from having met you?”
What a powerful concept. We all have stories to tell, things to say, actions we take. Are our stories, words or actions positive, uplifting, educational, empowering? Have they walked away a better person...Or did your words or actions sadden, anger, produce fear or apathy? Has that person walked away a little worse from meeting you? We can control how we feel, the stories we tell. We can choose to find the positive and not to beat on the negative. So as we go on our day to day living. Ask yourself “are the people I’m meeting better or worse having met me?”