THE POWER OF A SINGLE MOMENT

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THE POWER OF A SINGLE MOMENT

(Author Unknown)

There is in each of us, no matter how humble, a capacity for love. Even if

our lives have not taken the course we had envisioned, even if we are less than

the shape of our dreams, we are part of the human family. Somewhere, in the

most inconsequential corners of our lives, is the opportunity for love.

If I am blind, I can run my hand across the back of a shell and celebrate

beauty. If I have no legs, I can sit in quiet wonder before the restless murmurs

of the sea. If I am wounded in spirit, I can reach out my hand to those who

are hurting. If I am lonely, I can go among those who are desperate for love.

There is no tragedy or injustice so great, no life so small and inconsequential,

that we cannot bear witness to the light in the quiet acts and hidden moments

of our days.

And who can say which of these acts and moments will make a difference? The

universe is a vast and magical membrane of meaning, stretching across time and

space, and it is not given to us to know her secrets and her ways. Perhaps we

were placed here to meet the challenge of a single moment; perhaps the touch

we give will cause the touch that will change the world