Sunday, October 18, 2015

The Kindness of Condolences

"To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness."
~ Ivan Turgenev

I recently was looking online for information about the funeral arrangements for a former colleague, who passed a couple of days before.  I Googled her name and the word "obituary."  Although my search did not yield her obituary, what I did find were numerous condolence messages that she had written on online obituary and tribute sites.  Her messages were warm and shared details about how she, and sometimes her family, had known the person who had passed.  Although I did not know this former colleague well, her beautifully written messages were glimpses into a kind and loving heart.

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