There's no dearth of kindness In this world of ours; Only in our blindness We gather thorns for flowers.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Kindness exists everywhere, but human blindness turns good things into bad ones.
- In plain terms
- The world is kind, but we hurt ourselves by not seeing it.
- What can you take from it?
- Look closely to find kindness instead of hurt.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What blinds us to kindness?
- Why choose thorns over flowers?
Another view
It ignores genuine malice in the world.
More from Gerald Massey
In this dim world of clouding cares, We rarely know, till wildered eyes See white wings lessening up the skies, The angels with us unawares.
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