Posted by Phil on October 8, 2003, at 9:34:35
From the book "The World According to Mister Rogers".
Human relationships are primary in all of living. When the gusty winds
blow and shake our lives, if we know that people care about us, we may bend
with the wind, but we won't break.The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its
people feeling that they are worthwhile.The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between
communicating human beings can be hallowed ground.As different as we are from one another, as unique as each one of us
is, we are much more the same than we are different. That may be the most
essential message of all, as we help our children grow toward being caring,
compassionate, and charitable adults.The greatest gift you ever give is the gift of your honest self.
In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to
listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions
are just as important as our answers.There's no "should" or "should not" when it comes to having feelings.
They're part of who we are, and their origins are beyond our control. When
we can believe that, we may find it easier to make constructive choices
about what to do with those feelings.Some days, doing "the best we can" may still fall short of what we
would like to be able to do, but life isn't perfect -- on any front -- and
doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of
ourselves or anyone else.
poster:Phil
thread:266693
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