You got to let the people know while they're here how much they're appreciated and how much you love them.
Interpretation
Expressing appreciation and love to others is vital while they are present in our lives.
This quote emphasizes the importance of openly showing appreciation and love to the people around us while we have the chance. It reminds us that relationships should be nurtured, and expressing gratitude can profoundly impact those we care about, fostering deeper connections and enriching our lives.
In practice
During a family gathering, you can share this quote to inspire everyone to express their love for each other.
Life has to be everything. It can't be all sad. It can't be all peaches and cream. Because the lows have you appreciate the highs. And the highs give you perspective on the lows. If it's not everything, it becomes flat or mundane.
I have a certain memory of the way in which my father loved me until I was 10, and it was unconditional and eternal. I get to carry that for the rest of my life, but on a practical level after age 10, it's just me sort of figuring it out.
We're all trying to figure out what's next, what's best for our families, what's best for ourselves, and there's a certain sort of comfort in knowing that you're not in it by yourself.
There is a reason that many African Americans have a healthy mistrust for law enforcement. We don't always feel protected or served by that particular institution.
The humanity that is given to other people isn't given to us. There is an expendability that comes along with being African American.
There's a time when it was an event for a black person to be on television. Where black households would gather around, 'Oh, you know, Sammy Davis is going to be on 'All in the Family' tonight! Let's go check it out!' It was a big, big thing.
We need to remember that though we make our friends, God has made our neighbors β everywhere. Love should have no boundary; we should have no narrow loyalties.
I have seen many die, surrounded by loved ones, and their last words were βI love you.β There were some who could no longer speak yet with their eyes and soft smile left behind that same healing message. I have been in rooms where those who were dying made it feel like sacred ground. (26)
If you treat every person you meet as if he or she were the most important person in the world, you'll communicate that he or she is somebody - to you.
There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.
While having friends of color is better than not having them, it doesn't change the overall system or prevent racism from surfacing in our relationships. The societal default is white superiority, and we are fed a steady diet of it 24/7. To not actively seek to interrupt racism is to internalize and accept it.
Harass someone on Bumble, and you're banned for life. Harsh? Maybe. But I feel strongly that we won't end misogyny until we start holding each other to higher standards, and that starts with setting clear boundaries and enforcing them.
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