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“Behind every
exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.” - Oscar Wilde
“Tragedy is a tool for
the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.” - R. Francis Kennedy
Some years back, a woman that was very
close to me, a picture of health in her mid sixties, was shocked to learn that
she had at most a couple of months to live from an aggressive brain tumor. Shortly after digesting the news, she called
her children together and insisted that some good come from her passing. As we define tragedy in this existence, our
own death has to rate among the worst things that can befall us. This woman’s example lights a beacon for
those of us that would see.
There is no situation so tragic that we
cannot improve it with love and compassion.
When news of a major negative thing that will affect our lives comes to
us, what is our first knee jerk reaction?
To deny it? Anger? Trying to negotiate it away?
Is it possible to be loving enough that we
look to the betterment of those around us regardless of our own calamity? Perhaps we can train ourselves to look at crises
as opportunities to create beauty, but to do that we must first develop that
attitude in the day to day happenings in life.
For the habits we create dealing with the mundane details of life set
our pattern when major issues strike. What
small circumstance that would usually annoy us can we find a way to turn into a
thing of beauty today? If we look we
will find plenty of opportunity, and if we act on these we will totally change
the legacy we leave tomorrow.
Today, may I seek excellence.
Have a great Monday !!
David
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