Thich Nhat Hanh at 16, in Hue, Vietnam
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95 years: A Life Story
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A second edition of Love in Action is being released on June 21, 2022. The book, first published in 1993, begins with a play by Thich Nhat Hanh called "The Path of Return Continues the Journey."
In writing about his play, Thich Nhat Hanh said:
Love enables us to see things that those who are without love cannot see.
One of the characters in the play is Tuan, a student in Thich Nhat Hanh's School of Youth for Social Service.
Tuan: ... When I worked hard, it was not because I had any illusion about my ability to change the situation. That would have been like trying to extinguish a forest fire with a cup of water. But I did have faith then, and I still have faith now, that our work was of value because it sowed seeds of tolerance and love in people's hearts ...
It is an extraordinary book worth re-visiting again and again.
2 comments:
He understood that no experience is wasted. We grow, or we grow.
"When I worked hard, it was not because I had any illusion about my ability to change the situation." A message important for all to note and to keep working.
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