Quotes About Compassion

The only thing that evil cannot stand is forgiveness. It simply disintegrates in the presence of forgiveness." Orr

Trebuie s? tr?ie?ti în a?a fel încât ceilal?i s?-?i regrete moartea, nu s? ?i-o doreasc?.

May I be mindful both making and keeping commitments that they be springboards to liberation, instead of suffering, for all sentient beings.

Lama Tenzing, we are all equal beings in the universe," he'd told me more than once. "If you hold others in the thought that they are victims, you rob them of their power. If you hold others as fully responsible for their own destiny, you ennoble them by treating them as equals.

You know, I thought about that a lot these last couple of years," She says in a choked voice. "About who was there for you. Who held your hand while you grieved for all that you'd lost?

It's my turn to see you through,' she whispers, coming back to me and wrapping me in her blanket as I lose my shit all over again. She holds me until I recover my Y chromosome.

I know that all the magic kisses in the world probably couldn't have helped him today. But I would do anything to have been able to give him one.

And if I'm not forgiven, then at least I'm understood.

All I wanted was for you to be okay. All I wanted was to help you. I would've done anything ." She drops her chin to her chest. "Yes, I know. You wanted to rescue me." "Damn, Mia. You say that like it's a bad thing.

I do have a point to all this," she continues. "There are like twenty people in that waiting room right now. Some of them are related to you. Some of them are not. But we're all your family." She stops now. Leans over me so that the wisps of her hair tickle my face. She kisses me on the forehead. "You still have a family," she whispers.

It was selfish what I asked her to do, even if it wound up being the most unselfish thing I've ever done.

I was reminded just why God wants us to forgive. Not simply because it's the key to a better world, but because of what it does for ourselves. Forgiveness is God's gift to us. Christ forgave us. He forgave our sins. That was his gift. But by allowing us to forgive each other, he opened us up to that divine love. The article had it right. Forgiveness: It's a miracle drug. It's God's miracle drug.

I don't hate you. I don't think I ever really did. It was just anger. And once I faced it head-on, once understood it, it dissipated. -Mia

There are like twenty people in that waiting room right now. Some of them are related to you. Some of them are not. But we're all your family.' "She stops now. Leans over me so that the wisps of her hair tickle my face. She kisses me on the forehead. 'You still have a family,' she whispers.

He gives me a little shrug, like, of course, why else? And at this point, I really have no right to be surprised by people's capacity for kindness and generosity, but still, I am. I'm floored every time.

Tranquila. Si quieres irte, no pasa nada. Todo el mundo quiere que te quedes. Y yo, más de lo que he deseado ninguna otra cosa en mi vida. Pero ése es mi deseo, y comprendo que quizá tú tengas tus motivos para querer otra cosa. Entenderé que decidas irte. No pasa nada si tienes que dejarnos y decides dejar de luchar. No te preocupes por nosotros.

To be the holder of other people's loss is to be the keeper of their love. To share your loss with people is another way of giving your love.

They may be complete strangers, with different lives and different problems, but there in that examination room they are measuring sadness the same way. They are measuring it in loss.

I only need a second. So I can show her that I'm here. That someone's still here.

How would the tragedy changes us? How would WE change us ?

Everyone has hardship in their life. Everyone has pain.

You need people who will give you the food from their plate because they feel your hunger, who will refuse to let you wander off alone no matter how many times you say it's all good.

Me di cuenta entonces que no es suficiente saber cómo se llama alguien. Tienes que saber quiénes son.

Just as, she now understands, Nathaniel's loss has somehow merged with her own. It sounds like a burden, to take this on, but really, it's the opposite. To be the holder of other people's loss is to be the keeper of their love. To share your loss with people is another way of giving your love.