Privacy is so sacred, and any time a victim is returned, a survivor is found and rescued, privacy is one of the greatest gifts we can give them because if they decide to share, that's up to them, and they will come forward.
Elizabeth SmartRead
How can I be kind? How can I find bird-relief in the nest-building of day-to-day? Necessity supplies no velvet wing with which to escape. I am indeed and mortally pierced with the seeds of love.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects on the struggles of finding kindness and love amidst the challenges of daily life.
In this quote, Elizabeth Smart expresses the difficulty of maintaining kindness and tenderness in the face of daily struggles. The metaphor of 'bird-relief' signifies seeking solace and joy in mundane tasks, while acknowledging that necessity often constrains our ability to escape or to express love freely. Ultimately, it highlights the deep emotional impact of love and its interplay with life's burdens.
Themes
KindnessLoveDaily LifeStruggleSolace
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about overcoming hardships, you could use this quote to illustrate the power of kindness.
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Yesterday from my office window I saw a crippled girl negotiating her way across the street, her shoulders squarely braced. At each jerky movement her hair flew back like an annunciatory angel, and I saw she was the only dancer on the street.
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That happened to me, but I'm so much more than that girl that was kidnapped.
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Even when I get on airplanes, very often, as I walk down the aisle, I notice a lot of people staring or whispering. I recognize the fact that yes, to a lot of people, I will always be that 14-year-old girl who was kidnapped and who was held captive.
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I think forgiveness is probably one of the greatest forms of self-love there is because you don't do forgiveness for anybody else. My captors will never care if I forgive them... It will not make a day of difference to them at all, but it will make a huge difference to me.
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