Sunday, December 1, 2013

Before you know what kindness really is

I was going through some of my Sticky Notes and found a quote by Naomi Shihab Nye that still has its impact. Here it is:



Before you know what kindness really is, you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment, like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, all this must go so you know how desolate the landscape can be between the regions of kindness.

3 comments:

Shelly said...

I LOVE Naomi! I first met her when I was in high school and she was a special creative writing teacher. She came and spoke to my classes a few years ago, and it was amazing! I love this quote~

HermanTurnip said...

I whole-hardheartedly agree! That's a great quote. Those who don't understand both sides of life are bound to live in a glass cage.

DJan said...

Yes, that is a great quote. I will ponder that one for a while before moving on. Thank you! :-)

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