Kind people have a way of working their way inside me and rooting there.
Interpretation
Kindness fosters deep emotional connections with others.
This quote expresses how the presence and warmth of kind individuals can penetrate our emotional defenses, leading to profound connections. The act of kindness is portrayed as a powerful force, allowing people to enter our lives and take root in our hearts, ultimately influencing our emotional landscape.
In practice
Use this quote during a speech about the importance of kindness in building relationships.
But Mockingjays were never a weapon," said Madge. "They’re just songbirds. Right?" "Yeah, I guess so,” I said, But it’s not true. A mockingbird is just a songbird. A mockingjay is a creature the capitol never intended to exist. They hadn’t counted on the highly controlled jabberjay having the brains to adapt to the wild, to thrive in a new form. They hadn’t anticipated its will to live.
Okay, listen to me, you're stronger than they are. You are. They just want a good show, that's all they want. You know how to hunt. Show them how good you are.
You're still trying to protect me. Real or not real," he whispers. "Real," I answer. "Because that's what you and I do, protect each other.
The ones I loved fly as birds in the open sky above me. Soaring, weaving, calling to me to join them. I want so badly to follow them, but the seawater saturates my wings, making it impossible to lift them. The ones I hated have taken to the water, horrible scaled things that tear my salty flesh with needle teeth. Biting again and again. Dragging me beneath the surface.
My time in the arena made me realize how I needed to stop punishing [my mother] for something she couldn't help, specifically the crushing depression she fell into after my father's death. Because sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them.
Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!
If you approach each new person you meet in a spirit of adventure, you will find yourself endlessly fascinated by the new channels of thought and experience and personality that you encounter.
The pride that keeps us from forgiving is the same pride which keeps us from accepting forgiveness.
When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.
[For constructive conflict,] we have to resist the neurobiological drive which means that we really prefer people mostly like ourselves.
He was so generally civil, that nobody thanked him for it.
In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
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