Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.”
He paused, then looked at me. “I’m dying, right?” Yes.
“Why do you think it’s so important for me to hear other people’s problems? Don’t I have enough pain and suffering of my own?
“Of course I do. But giving to other people is what makes me feel alive.
Not my car or my house. Not what I look like in the mirror.
When I give my time, when I can make someone smile after they were feeling sad, it’s as close to healthy as I ever feel.
Do the kinds of things that come from the heart. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied,
you won’t be envious, you won’t be longing for somebody else’s things.
On the contrary, you’ll be overwhelmed with what comes back.
He coughed and reached for the small bell that lay on the chair.
He had to poke a few times at it, and I finally picked it up and put it in his hand.
“Thank you,” he whispered. He shook it weakly, trying to get Connie’s attention.
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