So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
Interpretation
Kindness is the essential virtue needed in a world filled with diversity and complexity.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's quote emphasizes that amidst the multitude of beliefs, religions, and life paths people follow, the fundamental necessity for humanity is kindness. It suggests that no matter the differences among individuals, a simple act of kindness can bridge gaps and bring compassion to a world that is often sorrowful.
In practice
In a speech about community service, I could use this quote to highlight the importance of kindness.
Sweep up the debris of decaying faith; _x000D_ Sweep down the cobwebs of worn-out out beliefs, _x000D_ And throw your soul wide open to the light of reason and of knowledge. _x000D_ Be not afraid _x000D_ To thrust aside half-truths and grasp the whole.
I am the voice of the voiceless; Through me the dumb shall speak. Till the deaf world's ears be made to hear. The wrongs of the wordless weak. And I am my brothers keeper, And I will fight his fights; And speak the words for beast and bird. Till the world shall set things right.
A weed is but an unloved flower.
'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
Do you wish the world were happy? Then remember day by day, just to scatter seeds of kindness as you pass along the way. . . .
It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears.
You come to the master only in deep humbleness, because learning is possible only in humbleness. You have come to surrender, not to perform, not to manipulate, not to impress.
People know that pursuing a mission without achieving results is dispiriting; achieving results without a mission is meaningless.
Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and_x000D_ _x000D_ on earth; and he who would be blessed and happy should be from_x000D_ _x000D_ the first a partaker of truth, for then he can be trusted.
Time waste differs from material waste in that there can be no salvage. The easiest of all wastes and the hardest to correct is the waste of time, because wasted time does not litter the floor like wasted material.
Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.
Failure to plan brings barrenness and sterility. Fate brushes man with its wings, but we make our own fate largely.
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