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Is it possible for the rose to say,
"I will give my fragrance to the good people who smell me,
but I will withhold it from the bad?"
Or is it possible for the lamp to say,
"I will give my light to the good people in this room,
but I will withhold it from the evil people"?
Or can a tree say,
"I'll give my shade to the good people who rest under me,
but I will withhold it from the bad"?
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These are images of what love is about.
~ Anthony de Mello
from Awareness: The perils and opportunities of reality
by Anthony De Mello
photo by Kathleen Connally
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