Invisible abilities ~
kindness and compassion
We can use these two invisible abilities, but
kindness does not provide the keys to a city.
compassion does not control the weather.
Have they been taught and encouraged?
Practiced through the passage of time?
Kindness is not agreement but a soft touch.
Compassion is a listening ear and an open hand.
Commitment to being kind and compassionate
to oneself, other human beings and all other living things?
Kindness and compassion are both invisible, except
to one who receives a smile, a helping hand, a warm hug.
Inconsequential? Insignificant?
No gold medals or high grades!?
Kindness opens doors to frozen hearts.
Compassion helps to weather cloudy emotional storms.
“Cultivate a sharp brain and warmheartedness…”
~ Dalai Lama, Advice for children
At his residence in Dharamsala HP, India June 10, 2019
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