451 Quotes About Selflessness






  • Author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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    After the fire, when I'd tried to express my gratitude for their kindness to our customers, they'd been awkward, uncomfortable. My father had had to explain to me that giving thanks is not a common practice in India.'Then how do you know if people appreciated what you did?' I'd asked.'Do you really need to know?' my father had asked back.

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  • Author Jon Davis
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    ForgetThe honors handed out, the lists of winners.Forget the certificates, bright trophies youCould have, should have, maybe won.Remind yourself you never wanted them.When the spotlight briefly shone on you,You stepped back into darkness,Let the empty stage receive the light,The black floor suddenly less black—Scuff-marks, dust, blue tape—the coneOf light so perfect, slicing silently that perfectSilent darkness, and you, hidden in that wider dark,Your refusal a kind of gratitude at last.

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