He said, sometimes, we forget that we were there, like the trainees, once.
Today, I thought about this when I saw a snigger on my boss' face when I said "you didnt hear this from me", because I wish to remind myself that,
In the future, no matter what situation I am in, to remember where I came from, whether I am in the position of mentor, leader or friend. I think we take it for granted sometimes that, just because it is rosy for us now, mean that other people are in the same state of mind, physical/mental/etc.
It is easy to condemn.
Read an actress' tribute to Alan Rickman on how he provided his full attention to he at a dinner and told her to follow her heart when pursuing her career. Seems cliche the way I summarised it, but it is inspiring. I think of the way we are lost and hoping for guidance when we just graduated (me actually). People think that are looking at this (face) in the movie, but actually they are looking at this (heart).
I guess we need to put our heart into what we are doing, no matter what it is. It is probably easier to do so if that is what your heart wants to do.