Wednesday, October 14, 2009

No small thing

Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Image from Wikimedia Commons

I once really wanted to learn German just so I could read Martin Buber in the original. Here is something he said that is deeply true, of that I'm certain:
There are people who suffer terrible distress, and they cannot tell anyone of it, and they go about full of suffering. But if you meet them with a kindly countenance, you may lighten their load with your joy. And it is no small thing to cheer another.
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3 comments:

  1. JanOctober 14, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    Good words.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 15, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    I so agree with you and Jan. Another reason I really like this quote is because it reminds me of how little is required of me to actually cheer someone else up. It's easy.

    annie

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  3. TreehuggerOctober 15, 2009 at 1:57 PM

    So very, very true....wise words. Loving words. Inspired words. :-)

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