Inspiring?

Part of the reason I have not been posting much is that I am doing some course work, as I have applied to return to University and become a teacher.

Yesterday a small occurrence happened that inspired me a little, and from it I hope I inspired others.

I was at the mall, and having a bite to eat in the fast food court, I sat down next to a table of about 6 young teens. I didn't look too closely, so my guess on their age / grade in school, is based mostly on the conversation - I would say they'd be in about grade 8 (so somewhere around 14 years old).

The conversation I overheard was about choosing what they wanted to be - what career path.

After I finished eating, I politely said:
"If you don't mind, I'd like to give you some of my advice. I am in the middle of changing careers. So you don't have to make up your minds right away, for you can always follow a different career later on. But I will say is that you should follow your passions and see where that goes. I followed what I thought was a passion, and others suggested I pursue, and though I don't mind my career, I am changing to something I hope to enjoy more. So follow your heart."

Everyone of them said thank you a couple of times.

So I hope I did leave them inspired, and that I can hold on to that moment as a building block to the continued inspiration I pass on to others through teaching.