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fullygoldy) wrote2008-08-10 08:35 am
fullygoldy) wrote2008-08-10 08:35 am
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Quote for the Day
No man has a prosperity so high or firm, but that two or three words can dishearten it; and there is no calamity which right words will not begin to redress. -Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)
I have had occasion to witness the truth of the first half of this thought many times. Unfortunately, the second half is harder to demonstrate. "Right Words" are slipperier than eels - because everyone's perception is different, unique, and what you think will soothe or comfort can often fall flat. Sometimes, not even the effort is immediately acknowledged or appreciated, but for me, it doesn't stop the impulse to try.
I have had occasion to witness the truth of the first half of this thought many times. Unfortunately, the second half is harder to demonstrate. "Right Words" are slipperier than eels - because everyone's perception is different, unique, and what you think will soothe or comfort can often fall flat. Sometimes, not even the effort is immediately acknowledged or appreciated, but for me, it doesn't stop the impulse to try.
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