Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work.
Lauryn HillRead
What was freely given to me, I freely give.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of sharing love and kindness that one has received.
This quote by Lauryn Hill conveys the idea of generosity and reciprocity in relationships. It suggests that when we receive love, kindness, or support freely from others, it is our responsibility and joy to share those gifts with others in return. This cycle of giving enriches both the giver and receiver, fostering a sense of community and connection.
In practice
In a speech about philanthropy, one might use this quote to emphasize the importance of giving back.
Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work.
You could get the money, you can get the power, but keep your eyes on the final hour.
The only way to know is to Live, Learn, and Grow
Now the skies could fall _x000D_ Not even if my boss should call _x000D_ The world it seems so very small _x000D_ 'Cause nothing even matters at all
We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.
I don't feel like my money or my success defines me. I've always been very happy just bein' me.
Know that My Heart is mercy itself. From this sea of mercy graces flow out upon the world....I desire that your heart be an abiding place of My mercy. I desire that this mercy flow out upon the whole world through your heart.
You know I have loved him always. But we are very poor. Who, being loved, is poor? Oh, no one. I hate my riches. They are a burden.
When she stepped out of that spumy sea Aphrodite was said to have brought fertility, flowers, life, light to a barren world. For centuries women and men went to her sanctuaries to seek her pity and protection. Her domain was originally not just lust, but lust for life.
You smiled and talked to me of nothing and I felt that for this I had been waiting long.
You can't deny Eros. Eros wills trike, like lightning. Our human defenses are frail, ludicrous. Like plasterboard houses in a hurricane. Your triumph is in perfect submission. And the god of Eros will flow through you, as Lawrence says, in the 'perfect obliteration of blood consciousness.
So my last image was as the first. A sleeping youth cloaked in light, who opened his eyes with a smile of recognition for someone who had never been a stranger.
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