THURMAN’S CORNER – 6/28/21

A Sense of Self

Again and again, we are impressed with the fact that little things can make big differences. A little act of kindness at a moment of great need makes all the difference between sunshine and shadows. A smile at the right moment may make an intolerable burden lighter. Just a note bearing a message of simple interest or concern of affection may give to another the radically needed assurance. A simple “Thank you” has softened many a hard situation or punctured the crust of many a “hardboiled” person. There is always a place for the graceful gesture, the thoughtful remark, the sensitive response. It is what may be called “living flexibly.”

From his book “Deep Is The Hunger”