Why am I feeling sad? This easter has been special. Things change … In the mountains we had warm degrees like you would not believe. Back home the garden smiled at us as if was late May. You and I change too. The beautiful elderly in our lives are getting older … said with a warm and loving smile. And in increasing need of care and love. I’m getting older too – in need of more love … said with an even bigger smile.
Today we woke up to disturbing realities in Sri Lanka. My first reaction was anger. Then fear. And love … In my heart I feel sadness. This disturbing cruelty and madness cannot be eradicated with hugs and love alone. But if we could agree on one thing, and one thing only – to be kind, we would have turned the world into a more civilized place right there. We all come from different places, each and every one of us is unique … Yeah, I know … this is challenging …
Elvis Presley frequently introduced his great version of ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ with this heartwarming excerpt from Hank Williams’ song ‘Men With Broken Hearts’:
“You’ve never walked in that man’s shoes or saw things through his eyes,
Or stood and watched with helpless hands while the heart inside you dies.
So help your brother along the road, no matter where he starts!
For the God that made you, made them too. These men with broken hearts!”
Love to all ❤️
Jeg innrømmer: Til tross for at Walk a Mile in My Shoes har vært på min personlige ‘evergreen liste’ i mange tiår, har jeg aldri reflektert nevneverdig over teksten. Det var på tide. Den er dypere og varmere enn del fleste rock-tekster.
Takk for tankevekkeren, Hanne – både på medmenneskelighet og felles utfordringer.
❤️💜💙💚
All the very best / med vennlig hilsen Dennis
Jørstad, Executive Leadership Coach / LederCoach http://www.coachsenteret.no/joerstad-engelsk.html Mobile/FaceTime: +47 932 22 396 Sent from my iPad Pro
The Mind, once stretched by a new Idea, never regains it’s original dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes
> 21. apr. 2019 kl. 22:49 skrev TheOtherEar : > > >
Så bra du skriver om dette Hanne. Det er uforståelig at slike forferdelige og meningsløse ting kan skje – gang på gang. Jeg føler også en stor sorg over en hendelse som dette og tenker på alle ofrene og deres familier. Verden står dessverre overfor store utfordringer, men ingenting blir bedre av at hat gjengjeldes med hat. Ja, la oss i det minste være snille og vennlige mot hverandre uansett nasjonalitet, kultur, tradisjon eller religion <3