There was something extraordinary about the moonlight tonight: it compelled me to venture up Borough High Street and along London Bridge, so that I might see it reflected on the Pool. As I stood, a clock on one of Wren’s churches struck nine. Perfect, I thought. But before I could turn one of those magical moments that I’ll try to never forget unfurled — as I spotted the bascules of Tower Bridge rising. In an instant I remembered what I had forgotten, confirmed by a familiar long, deep wail of sadness - the sort of sadness that could only be mustered by an elderly orphaned hand-built ship which knows it is the last of its kind and that once it is gone, there will be no more. Either side of the bridge many sat stewing grumpily in their own traffic but for me - and I suspect many hundreds more who also witnessed the mesmerising sight and sounds of the world’s last ocean-going paddle steamer glide into London upon a river of silver and its decks full of folk bright-eyed with wonder – time stopped and silence fell. Waverley had come back to town.
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Compassion enhances our self-confidence because a calm mind allows our marvellous human intelligence to bloom. When we’re angry, our thinking is distorted and we don’t see the different aspects of reality. A calm mind enables us to take a broader, more realistic view.
I believe all 7 billion human beings alive today are part of one human family. We are born and die in the same way. And what is most precious in our relations with others is warm-heartedness. It yields the peace of mind and inner strength that are fundamental to a happy community