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About this quote

What does it mean?
A kind person brings beauty and warmth to a cold world.
In plain terms
A loved one makes a hard world seem gentle.
What can you take from it?
Kindness can transform a bleak environment.

Where it applies

  • comforting others
  • writing about love
  • finding hope

Putting it to work

  • spreading kindness
  • writing poetry
  • seeking comfort

Questions to consider

  • Who brightens your world?
  • How do you show kindness?

Another view

One person may not change the whole world.

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