Our lives are to be used and thus to be lived as fully as possible, and truly it seems that we are never so alive as when we concern ourselves with other people.
Interpretation
Engaging with others enriches our lives and makes us feel truly alive.
Harry Chapin emphasizes the importance of living life to the fullest by connecting with others. He suggests that our vitality is heightened when we focus on the well-being of those around us, highlighting that human relationships are integral to a fulfilling life.
In practice
During a speech about community service, one might say, 'As Harry Chapin once said, our lives are truly vibrant when we concern ourselves with others.'
Good tired, ironically enough, can be a day that you lost. But you won’t even have to tell yourself, because you knew you fought your battles, you chased your dreams, you lived your days. And when you hit the hay at night, you settle easy, you sleep the sleep of the just, and you can say, “Take me away.
There are so many colors in the rainbow_x000D_ So many colors in the morning sun_x000D_ So many colors in the flower and I see every one.
If we can muster up that degree of commitment and get away from the uniquely American perception that if something can't be done immediately it isn't worth doing, then I think the Hunger Movement, this small but growing minority of us, can have a truly significant impact.
Be involved with the people with the live hearts, the live eyes, who are committed to something.
In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word.
Never make a companion equal to a brother.
Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.
When you are suffering, you become more understanding about yourself, but also about other people's sufferings too. That's the first step to understand somebody is to understand their sufferings. So then love follows.
The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders.
Treat people well on your way up and they'll treat you well on your way down.
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