I will not play at tug o’war.
I’d rather play at hug o’war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins.
- “Hug O’ War” by Shel Silverstein
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
I speak of love that comes to mind:
The moon is faithful, although blind;
She moves in thought she cannot speak.
Perfect care has made her bleak.
I never dreamed the sea so deep,
The earth so dark; so long my sleep,
I have become another child.
I wake to see the world go wild.
- “An Eastern Ballad” by Allen Ginsberg
«¿Qué le da una persona a otra? Da de sí misma de lo más precioso que tiene, de su propia vida. Ello no significa necesariamente que sacrifica su vida por la otra, sino que da lo que está vivo en él, da de su alegría, de su interés, de su compresión, de su conocimiento, de su humor, de su tristeza, de todas las expresiones y manifestaciones de lo que está vivo en él»
— Erich Fromm
