We cannot judge fully of men's works by what we see, or what is said and thought of them; for man is prone to depreciate that which is really important, and to exact and extol what is trivial and of little worth. Many things which are hidden and unrecognized of human wisdom are nevertheless valuable and vitally important.
Interpretation
Judging people based on appearances or opinions can lead us to overlook what is truly valuable.
Orson F. Whitney emphasizes the idea that surface-level judgments are often misleading. People tend to undervalue what is truly significant and instead focus on trivial matters. This quote reminds us to look beyond superficial assessments and recognize the deeper, often hidden, value in people's actions and contributions.
In practice
This quote would be perfect for a personal development seminar.
You parents of the wilful and the wayward! Don't give them up. Don't cast them off. They are not utterly lost. The Shepherd will find his sheep. They were His before they were yours - long before He entrusted them to your care; and you cannot begin to love them as He loves them.
It is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire and which will make us more like our Father and Mother in heaven.
It is my belief that many who think they dislike poetry are really poetical in their natures and are indebted to it, more than they imagine, for the success they may have achieved, even in practical pursuits, and for the enjoyment their lives have afforded them.
Your inner purpose is to awaken. It is as simple as that. You share that purpose with every other person on the planet - because it is the purpose of humanity.
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
Remember, until you become a buddha you have wasted your life. Buddhahood is your flowering, your fragrance. A tree is fulfilled when it blooms, and a man is fulfilled when he releases the fragrance of buddhahood, when he becomes luminous; then he comes to know who he is. In knowing that, all is known. In knowing that, God is known. In knowing that, truth is achieved - you become the truth, and truth liberates. Truth is freedom.
Sometimes being let down my a human being is the direct cause for you finding your own strength & depending only on Allah.
The single most important tool to being in balance is knowing that you and you alone are responsible for the imbalance between what you dream your life is meant to be, and the daily habits that drain life from that dream.
Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.
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