Not exact matches
«He's an egomaniac devoid
of all moral sense» ---- said the society woman dressing for a charity bazaar, who dared not contemplate what means
of self -
expression would be left to her and how she would impose her ostentation on her friends, if charity were not the all - excusing virtue ---- said the social worker who had found no aim in life and could generate no aim from within the sterility
of his soul, but basked in virtue and held an unearned respect from all, by grace
of his fingers on the wounds
of others ---- said the novelist who had nothing to say if the subject
of service and sacrifice were to be taken away from him, who sobbed in the hearing
of attentive thousands that he
loved them and
loved them and would they please
love him a little in return ---- said the lady columnist who had just bought a country mansion because she wrote so tenderly about the little people ---- said all the little people who wanted to hear
of love, the great
love, the unfastidious
love, the
love that embraced everything, forgave everything, and permitted everything ---- said every second - hander who could not exist except
as a leech on the souls
of others.»
But
loving the
other as other is the true test
of love because we've come to know that the
expression of unity is the dynamic union
of diversity.
Many
of us can think
of monks and nuns (
as well
as of others who are not vocationally celibate but nonetheless actually so) who have been enabled to live fully and healthily, rechanneling their sexual drive toward
other modes
of expression that can make them
loving, concerned, caring, and deeply devoted and committed people.
Some
of his words were obviously
expressions of the commandments
of God — for example, «Honour thy father and thy mother» (Mark 7:10) and
other commandments
of the decalogue (Mark 10:19),
as well
as the Shema and the command to
love one's neighbour (Mark 12:29 - 31).
Having had a spiritual awakening
as the result
of these steps, I embody radiant vitality,
loving kindness, and creative self -
expression of Spirit that empowers and supports
others to do the same.
For me, and I suspect for many
others, this activity acts
as a deep self - healing process, taking on and working with the reverential driving all those human
expressions of love, joy, awe, respect, passion, compassion, honouring, devotion, wonder, gratitude, thankfulness, celebration, courage, commitment — the full range
of positive emotions.
The
expression tous les coups sont permis («no holds barred») is
as true
of Gregor Hildebrandt's Berlin studio
as that
other old adage about everything in
love and war.
Expressions of love and
other emotions are common, including behaviors that express
love, such
as the giving and receiving
of gifts.
Individuals with a secure attachment style possess a positive model
of the self
as worthy
of love and a positive model
of others as mainly responsive and accepting to their
expressions of love (Holmes & Johnson, 2009).