Sticks and stones

 

Day 21.   Of Compassion toward one’s Neighbour.   Blessed is the person who bears with their neighbour according to the frailty of the neighbour’s nature as much as they would wish to be borne with by the neighbour, if they were like their neighbour.

Sticks and stones   We must all know this adage; that ‘sticks and stones may break our bones bit names will never hurt us.’   How untrue it is, broken bones heal – most of the time yet the unkind word or name callings can linger forever. Especially when we are not our usual selves.   When we are under the weather, sick in mind and heart we can ill bear the one who undermines our self-esteem and spiritual welfare by putting us down.   Let us always remember this when others are in the same  boat as we were.