Brothers, love is a teacher, but a hard one to obtain: learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.
(Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov)
That was interesting to watch considering the other night I realized I was thinking "At least it's not cancer" much less glibly than ever about my own situation. But "at least I don't have it as bad as they do" is a response that seems to miss the point entirely.
I really needed this video today. Especially "God loves my husband and kids more than I do." That is something I have been having to say over and over to myself lately.
That was interesting to watch considering the other night I realized I was thinking "At least it's not cancer" much less glibly than ever about my own situation. But "at least I don't have it as bad as they do" is a response that seems to miss the point entirely.
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ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I listened to you and watched it. Thank you, Pentimento.
I really needed this video today. Especially "God loves my husband and kids more than I do." That is something I have been having to say over and over to myself lately.
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