Midchuck, What a very nice thing to say about your dentist! Not everyone can see the value of the dentist until it is too late! Grandkids, travel experiences, music that brings joy to other people, Getting people to smile or laugh.

Doing the right thing by other people. I have a fellow who mows my grass for me, and he has a wife who is bedfast with a serious illness. He works 2 jobs to make ends meet. He also has a daughter who has spina bifida, and in addition to that she has such severe dental problems that almost all her teeth are past any fixing and need to be surgically removed. He has three other dentists who are his clients who won't offer to help him with her problems He asked me if I would let him work off the bill to get her some help.   I have taken this case on to completely solve her dental problems, and by rights the bill would be about $5000. I am charging him nothing as the joy of doing the right thing is payment enough. He nor she expected something for nothing. It is nice to be able to help them