Kenneth Harrow
Dept of English and Film Studies
Michigan State University
619 Red Cedar Rd
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-803-8839
http://www.english.msu.edu/people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/
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Date: Tuesday, 8 August 2017 at 16:07
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Cc: Funmi Tofowomo Okelola <cafeafricana1@aol.com>
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Love: Kindness
The great medieval mystic Johan Ruysbroeck, when asked how to become perfect, gave the same answer: “Be kind, be kind, be kind.” When we remove all unkindness from our deeds, words, thoughts, and feelings, what remains is our natural state of love.
This may sound simple, but it demands many years of sustained effort to eliminate all unkindness from our inner and outer lives. Some would say that this is humanly impossible – that it is beyond human nature to return kindness for unkindness even in our thoughts. Only when we see someone who has attained these heights do we begin to say, “Maybe it is possible, after all.” When we come in contact with such a person, we know there is no limit to the human capacity to love.
– Eknath Easwaran, from “The Constant Companion”
-In the absence of greatness, mediocrity thrives.
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