They say a picture is worth a thousand words. For those of us who are wordy that's a hard pill to swallow. However, not only the picture of a loving touch, but also the wisdom in these words really needs little to go with them.
Have a situation that is a tinder box ready to ignite? Consider the wisdom of a soft answer, of kind words, of gentleness.
I recently heard a great example of this happening in real life. A leader in town was heard publicly disparaging another of his peers. When the ill-spoken of leader was asked his response to this criticism he said, "I have nothing but the utmost respect for him and his leadership" and that's all he would say on the matter. A kind response is like dousing out a fire, there's nothing left to burn.
I'll end with a quote by St Francis of Assisi, "A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows." Be a sunbeam of gentleness today.
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