[Oe List ...] [Dialogue] A Howard Thurman quote

[Joyce Sloan]

Thank you for this phenominal quote.  I will add it to my collection and
reflect on it often.

On 12/19/05, LAURELCG at aol.com <LAURELCG at aol.com> wrote:
>
> There is a need in the human spirit for the salutation of life.
> It is the act of celebration that provides a personal and collective
> awareness of the place and significance of the individual in its
> continuity, in the flow of life itself.  This sense of continuity
> is the ultimate windbreak against the ever-present threat of isolation
> and separation from the surrounding environ.  The true meaning
> of Christmas is expressed in the sharing of one's graces in a world
> which is so easy to become callous, insensitive and hard.
> Once this spirit becomes part of a person's life, every day is Christmas
> and every night is freighted with anticipation of the dawning of fresh
> and perhaps holy, adventure.
>
>                    Howard Thurman
>
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