"Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away."
- George Eliot
I love this quote. I really really do. I use the analogy of a spiral and that is quite appropriate I feel but this is... Verbum Dei~
We had a beautiful homily today on friendship. Fr Martin likened friendship to what he calls the "Second Voice". The melody serves as the love for God. The descant line resounds as the love for people - for friendship. Together, they resonate in harmony.
Friends serve as mirrors of ourselves. In their countenance, we see each other reflected. But more importantly, we see the face of God in our friends. And if we can see that spark of divinity reflected in the people around us, it is solid reaffirmation that we too, have that spark; for to recognize something in another, one needs to possess it first.
I really subscribe to this picturesque view - both christian and non christian friends alike. I went as far as to say that angels exist beside us - in one another.
Name: Foo Guo Zhong Melvyn
Age: 19+
Affiliations: MSHS (Pri), Rosyth, RI, RJC, SFX (LoG)
Bday: 14th Nov
Email: mel_protoss@hotmail.com
"Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away."
- George Eliot
I love this quote. I really really do. I use the analogy of a spiral and that is quite appropriate I feel but this is... Verbum Dei~
We had a beautiful homily today on friendship. Fr Martin likened friendship to what he calls the "Second Voice". The melody serves as the love for God. The descant line resounds as the love for people - for friendship. Together, they resonate in harmony.
Friends serve as mirrors of ourselves. In their countenance, we see each other reflected. But more importantly, we see the face of God in our friends. And if we can see that spark of divinity reflected in the people around us, it is solid reaffirmation that we too, have that spark; for to recognize something in another, one needs to possess it first.
I really subscribe to this picturesque view - both christian and non christian friends alike. I went as far as to say that angels exist beside us - in one another.