Queen for a Day

Human beings have simple needs. Even though we live in a world with superior technology, that technology does not fulfill certain needs. Only another human being can do that. The need to feel loved, the need to feel wanted, the need to feel needed. Mark Twain was quoted as saying, "I can live for two months, on one good compliment". He was right. In the 1950's there was a radio show, that later became a television show, titled "Queen for a Day". Three housewives sat on stage while the announcer described their lives to a live audience. Most of these woman had pretty sad lives. At the end of the show the audience would applaud for the one they thought should be Queen for a Day. The loudness of the applause would be shown on the stage, like a thermometer, rising, as the intensity of the sound increased. The woman who received the loudest applause would then be seated in the large Queen chair. She would be showered with gifts. First a bunch of small ones, that culminated into the grand prize. This was usually a washer and dryer. She cried, as her family gathered around her. For that one moment in time, she was special. It takes such little effort to make someone feel good. Today, try doing just one nice thing for someone else, and YOU will feel like a Queen for a Day.