Monday, March 6, 2017

Kindness and Souvenirs

"No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted."
~ Aesop

When I think of the word souvenir, I am reminded of the French expression, Je me souviens, which means, I remember.  When someone brings you a souvenir from a trip, it means that they were thinking of you and that thoughtfulness is as special as the gift itself.  My mother always brings me something when she travels, even when it's a short trip, even when she visits a place where I have lived.  After arriving from her most recent trip on a late evening flight, my mother showed up a my house with gifts for all of us.  Mine was very special -- it was a glass paperweight with the Aesop quote on kindness.

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