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Quote of the day:
“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.”--Dr. Albert Schweitzer, 1875-1965, Medical Missionary and Nobel Prize Winner
Consider:
I tend to agree with Dr. Schweitzer. I wonder sometimes, if he acquired his wisdom from the following fable:
The sun and the wind quarreled about which was the stronger. The wind said, "I'll prove I am. See that old man down there with a coat? I bet I can make him take his coat off quicker than you can."
So the sun went behind a cloud and the wind blew until it was almost a tornado, but the harder it blew the tighter the old man wrapped his coat about him.
Finally the wind calmed down and gave up; and then the sun came out from behind the cloud and smiled kindly on the old man. Presently, he mopped his brow and pulled off his coat. The sun then told the wind that gentleness and friendliness were always stronger than fury and force.
Next time you are trying to influence a situation, opt to show a little kindness and love instead of force.
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