Thinking of Sunshine

I'm late to the Daniel Pink/Drive rage. His "one-sentence" idea though, captured my imagination. In essence, he challenges people to describe their life mission in one sentence.
Here's his website:
http://www.danpink.com/archives/2010/01/2questionsvideo

So I came up with my sentence for my personal life:
"She created a home that was a cocoon against the stresses of life"

But the sentence for teaching was harder. The words "lifelong learner" and STEM acronyms just didn't seem to fit. And I then remembered Sunshine.

Sunshine was a student from Laos that was in my third grade classroom during an early year of teaching. She was, as Dickens would put it, "as silent as the grave." Tiny, moon-faced, a gentle spirit with a quiet smile. She knew minimal English, but always was ready to receive and give a gentle hug.

Sunshine moved midway through the year and I knew I would miss her dreadfully. Quite frankly, I worried about her little self. The day came to say goodbye and after that final hug and all those best wishes, she gave me a lumpy card that I have kept to this day.

Inside was a yarn bracelet of beads spelling out MRS T. The card read, "I love you because you make everyone smart."

There's my sentence for my teaching.
"She makes everyone smart."

Thank you Sunshine.
With blessings,
Mrs. T