We can’t say enough about the power of intergenerational mentorship. Think of the people in your life who have positively impacted you in a personal way. Maybe you were 12. Maybe you were 14, or 37, or 52. Something about the presence of that individual touched you and you were receptive to learning from her or him, absorbing not just information but a sense of their humanness, their concerns and passions – their goodness. Finding the Good mentors are not just top in their field and are not simply purveyors of information. They themselves have found goodness in their lives, and they carry that with them in their being.

The interaction actually inspires the learner to recognize and develop similar attributes in themselves. In other words, you were changed (for the better) by the presence of that person. And it is not just a one-way transmission but rather an exchange -- the mentor gains equally by passing onto others directly, an important part of themselves. We might say that goodness transfers from one person to another – it flows and moves and returns from where it began, increased and strengthened. 

At Finding the Good, we seek out extraordinary teachers and we go to them. They may not even think of themselves as teachers, but in the truest sense, they are. They are individuals who possess the kind of substance, commitment, and passion that a young person can relate to and aspire to. We have met many such individuals over the years, almost none of them in an academic setting. We have established long-standing relationships with many of these people and have become good friends. We have traveled long distances just so our students can sit with them, inquire with them, and soak in their presence, their knowledge, and their goodness.