― Helen Keller
I have been
thinking about how to convey a certain kindness that I have experienced
recently in conversations with people -- sometimes, people whom I don't know
well, but whose paths cross mine.
Conversations that have begun about rather unimportant things have ended
with one or both of us sharing deeply personal things.
Then this
morning, I received a beautiful e-mail from someone about whom I have written. She thanked me for "sharing a piece of
[my] heart." And I thought, that's it! That is the kindness that I have been
experiencing. When someone shares a
piece of her heart, that kindness touches our
hearts and we connect with that person in a special way. It's as if that person is stretching out her
hand to take ours. There is warmth and
comfort in that connection, which both confirms our humanity and reminds us
that we are not alone. Sometimes, the
sharing may put our situation in perspective by helping us to understand that
we each are facing our own challenges.
Sometimes, the sharing can simply make us smile at the beauty that lies
within all of us. But always, the
kindness of someone sharing a piece of her heart leaves us feeling a little
better than we did before.
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