The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. "
-- Maya Angelou
Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
--John 15:13
like the second one. going to look him/her up on google.
ReplyDeleteit's true, you do learn something new every day.
That "Monday feeling" was amplified by a thousand yesterday, wasn't it?
ReplyDeleteThere is a wonderful friendship that has risen from the events of 9/11, and that is the one between Brian Clark and Stanley Praimnath. It features in several documentaries about the day. Every time I see those two talking about the circumstances in which they met, I get goose bumps.
'times of challenge and controversy' are created by us humans Candy. We cannot escape from it.
ReplyDeleteI care for someone. I always thought I'd succeeded.
ReplyDeleteI've been reading speaches of Dr. King's - what an awesome mind!
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