GIVING COMFORT AND UNDERSTANDING – “He thought it better to give comfort than to receive it; better to understand than to be understood; better to forgive than to be forgiven.” (12 & 12, p. 101)
“Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.” – Alexander the Great (356 B.C.- 323 B.C.) Macedonian Greek King & Conqueror
When have you been the one to offer comfort to another person, lately?
Alexander the Great Brief Bio (2:52)
Umoja – The Spirit of Together Trad. Dance (8:49)
A Burundi Meditation on Umoja (Unity) in Swahili (4:36)
The Kindness of The Farmer :
Once, a king’s army was going back after a battle. Their food supplies got finished. The king asked his soldiers to go to a nearby village and get the grains. Some soldiers and their commander entered the village and met a farmer. The commander asked him, “Dear farmer, can you lead us to this village’s largest field?”
He took them to a large field. The commander ordered his soldiers, “Cut and collect all the grains.” At this, the farmer got scared, He said, “Sir, come and I’ll show you another field.”
The soldiers went with him to a small field. They collected the grains from that field. The commander asked the farmer why he led them to this field. The farmer replied, “That field belongs to someone else. How could I let you destroy it? This is my field and here I can allow you to do, what I wish.”
The king learnt of the farmer’s kind concern for others and paid him handsomely for his grains. (http://www.english-for-students.com/Kindness-of-The-Farmer.html)
When I supported my friend when his friend was feeling suicidal. I comforted him when he was crying.
Good morning everyone + Happy Tuesday. Here is today’s thought. We are not islands. We need to be with other. We need to share ourselves with others + let them share themselves with us. We are all God’s kids. Let’s get up + dance together. Blessings. BB
I really haven’t lately as that kind of happens when the opportunity is presented. But I think being on the lookout for people that need comfort and stepping up to the occasion is important. Especially for me as when I notice someone is in need and I don’t respond, it eats at me.