“How is your day going,” brings a smile on ZOOM when one participant asks that question and then listens, without interruption.
Poet John Albert Holmes said, ‘It’s well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others.’
True compassion connects us to the grief of others.
A patient in a hospital who cannot receive visitors, an individual sequestered in their room in an assisted living facility, a senior citizen quarantined, in their home — these and many others need a listening ear!
I love the line from the poet. Very “Catholic” insofar as it emphasizes how small we are, and the need for humility.
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