How often we forget the trials along our own journeys when we criticise others for their lackings…
“Some of the shells that wash up on the beach were once very beautiful. We don’t know what kind of journey they had to take to get them in their fragile condition. The same is true for people. Be kind.”
Linda Gifford
“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibilities.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
After I submitted this quote, I decided to find out a bit more about who this guy (yes, it’s a He by the way) was since the name was not familiar. It turned out Dietrich of German origin was quite a spiritual leader/writer in his day, and he died at the age of 39. This last fact is significant because he was hanged in a concentration camp for his role in the resistance movement to the Nazi regime at the time.
Amazing words from an amazing lady.
“At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done.
We will be judged by ‘I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.’
When opportunities arise, it is up to each and every one of us to make the best of it.
“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.”
Richard Bach
“Think not to settle down forever in any truth. Make use of it as a tent in which to pass a summer’s night but build no house of it, or it will be your tomb. When you first have an inkling of its insufficiency and begin to see a dim counter-truth looming up beyond, then weep not, but give thanks. It is time to ‘take up your bed and walk.'”
A. J. Balfour
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