The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass
through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape
parades for us, no monuments created in our honor. But
that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are
scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come
along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our unique
talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because
we took the time to share what we had to give. Too often we
underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act
of caring, all of which have a potential to turn a life around.
It’s overwhelming to consider the continuous opportunities
there are to make our love felt….
Jaybe
Absolutely true.
Hosny Soliman
Thanks Jaybe
Renate Dartois
Oh wow sooo true Hosny-there is o much we can do even in a small way with a gentle gesture a kind word we can lift someone up that is down-thank you for posting this.
margaretfraser
what lovely words and never a truer word
RosaCobos
Thanks a lot Hosmy…
May be.. you and the rest of the friend have read this…
“Then said a rich man, Speak to us of Giving.
And he answered:
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
For what are your possesions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow?
And .. tomorrow, what shall tomorrow bring to the overprudent dog burying bones in the trackless sand as he follows te pilgrims to the holy city…?
And what fear of need but need itself…?
Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is unquenchable?
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Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Loves posseses not nor would it be possesed.
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love, you should not say,
“God is in muy heart but rather, “I am in the heart of God.”
And think not that you can direct the course of lovve, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire to fulfil itself…..
Kalihl Gibran (The Profet)
Your words are wonderfully expressed… and they have brought to my mind these ones.. of Gibran that I received as a precious gift from a girlfriend of America when I was sixteen years of age… now I am forty seven and still a teenage enjoyend wisdom and truth whenever it is lightened. And your words have aroused this truth.
Rosa
Antanas
great words
Hosny Soliman
Thanks dear Rosa…I thank God for a gift of your presence here .
Hosny Soliman
Antanas, thanks for sharing that impressions with me
Gary Crandall
This a beautifully expressed awareness of the small victories we can cherish even though our lives are lived, in the most part, in anonymity… full of wisdom and very artfully done, Hosny…