Circa 1980 West LA
When I was very young, my mom taught me a valuable lesson and I’d like to share it with you:
“There is no such thing as a bad person.
Sometimes people do bad things, but that doesn’t mean they’re bad;
it just means they did something bad.”
I am very grateful to my mom for teaching me that lesson; it had a tremendous impact on my life and changed how I view people around me. I’d like to pass this wisdom along to my three sons, my skating community and any others passing by. In addition, over the years, I have come to believe:
“There is no such thing as a good person.
Sometimes people do good things, but that doesn’t mean they’re good;
it just means they did something good.”