"I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers."
Kahlil Gibran, poet, and artist (1883-1931)
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should we really be grateful anyways? I dont know.I have learnt kindness from the unkind so many times, but I am lucky enough to have been the witness of true and pure kindness more than once too!That's why I focuse on the later one.
ReplyDeleteGrateful to learn -- from whoever the teacher may be, yes, I think we should. Every experience teaches us about what and who we are, define us inside and out. It all depends on what teaching you wish to retain from said experiences.
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