In the past couple of days, two friends have told me two very different stories.
The first. A woman explained the delight of finding her birth father after 56 years. A joyful meeting. I cried at this story.
The second. A man relayed the sadness of losing his young daughter to cancer. A grim departure. I cried at this story too.
Both remind me that nothing is permanent.
Today, I will be thankful for the things that are with me now.
I will also be grateful for the things that have gone.
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“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein
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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness
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“The moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God.”
― Rob Bell, Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith
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