Human Relationships

A single word can scar another. A single word can also give comfort and relief or stir one’s spirit to courage. The care with which we use words reflects the depth of our humanity.

Human Relationships

Friendly greetings serve as an opening to heart-to-heart exchange from which we can set out onto the great ocean of friendship.

Friendship depends on you, not on the other person. What matters is what you put into a friendship, not what you get out of it.

To the extent that we contemplate ourselves and elevate our state of life, we can deepen our understanding of others. Someone who does so is capable of recognizing and treasuring people’s individuality. A person of wisdom tries to invigorate others and bring out the best in them.

Ultimately, the only way to make good friends is to become a good friend yourself. Good people gather around other good people.

Our human relationships are like a mirror. So if you’re thinking to yourself, “If only so-and-so were a little nicer to me, I could talk to them about anything,” then that person is probably thinking, “If only such-and-such would open up to me, I would be nicer to them.” Therefore, you should make the first move to open the channels of communication.

When we have a genuine sense that, no matter how difficult our present circumstances, we are not alone—that we are vitally connected with others and with the world—we will, without fail, rise up to the challenge of living again.

If a person has just one good friend, their happiness is doubled and their life immeasurably enriched. This is genuine wealth.

Stories of Hope

The Writer's Path

Chingiz Aitmatov

Author of what has been called “the most beautiful love story in the world,” Chingiz Aitmatov underwent severe suffering in his youth.

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