To all the mothers here today, she raised her glass, who have gone through dark times and found their light. To second chances, David raised his glass. To the family we find when we need it, Mr. Ashford added.
Later that night, as Jasmine was putting Marcus to bed, he asked her a question that surprised her, Mommy, are you sad that you sold Grandma Eleanor’s ring? Jasmine thought carefully. You know Marcus, I didn’t sell the ring. I turned it into something bigger.
How? The ring was beautiful, but it was kept in a box. Now it has become our family, our home, all the people we help. Grandma Eleanor’s love hasn’t disappeared, it has multiplied.
Marcus smiled. So she’s happy. I think she’s very proud.
In her last lecture of the year at Columbia University, Jasmine ended with the words that became her motto, I used to think that strength was about holding everything together, never asking for help, never showing vulnerability. I’ve discovered that real strength is having the courage to accept help when we need it, and the wisdom to offer it when we can. My grandmother Eleanor left me more than an emerald ring.
She left me a legacy of courage to start over when everything seems lost. And I learned that miracles aren’t supernatural events. They’re good people choosing to see possibilities where others see only problems.
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