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Sparkles Of Wisdom

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by Viktoria Vidali on May 3, 2010

in General,Weekly Post

It’s curious to contemplate how, in the course of interactions with friends, family, acquaintances, and strangers, a statement they make will strike us with deep meaning and be remembered for the rest of our lives. I call it a Sparkle. It doesn’t have to be emphatically delivered; more often than not, it’s voiced en passant. Our sudden focus could be because of a stark incongruity between the speaker and his/her words or because at that particular moment, some part of us was alert to hearing it.
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To Be Hopeful

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by Viktoria Vidali on February 3, 2010

in General,Quotations

In celebration of the life of Howard Zinn
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.
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