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Pope Francis wrote this in the Hospital.
“The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches...
They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports...
It is in hospitals that you see a homophobe being saved by a gay doctor.
A privileged doctor saving the life of a beggar...
In intensive care, you see a Jew taking care of a racist...
A police officer and a prisoner in the same room receiving the same care...
A wealthy patient waiting for a liver transplant, ready to receive the organ from a poor donor...
It is in these moments, when the hospital touches the wounds of people, that different worlds intersect according to a divine design. And in this communion of destinies, we realize that alone, we are nothing.
The absolute truth of people, most of the time, only reveals itself in moments of pain or in the real threat of an irreversible loss.
A hospital is a place where human beings remove their masks and show themselves as they truly are, in their purest essence.
This life will pass quickly, so do not waste it fighting with people.
Do not criticize your body too much.
Do not complain excessively.
Do not lose sleep over bills.
Make sure to hug your loved ones.
Do not worry too much about keeping the house spotless.
Material goods must be earned by each person—do not dedicate yourself to accumulating an inheritance.
You are waiting for too much: Christmas, Friday, next year, when you have money, when love arrives, when everything is perfect...
Listen, perfection does not exist.
A human being cannot attain it because we are simply not made to be fulfilled here.
Here, we are given an opportunity to learn.
So, make the most of this trial of life—and do it now.
Respect yourself, respect others. Walk your own path, and let go of the path others have chosen for you.
Respect: do not comment, do not judge, do not interfere.
Love more, forgive more, embrace more, live more intensely!
And leave the rest in the hands of the Creator.”
—Pope Francis
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I wrote this column Friday criticizing Richland County for not keeping people in its care alive and it is already dated. Unbelievable. The point still stands: if the county was ‘saddened’ about this, they’d stop it.
https://t.co/k35G6rJ4dN
When we talk abt Dawn Staley being the GOAT & genuinely caring abt her players on & off the court, this 👇🏽 is what we are talking about.
If you still don’t get it, you never will.
Thx to @DCPandC for the post-game quotes.
Verdict in Carroll v. Trump
Jury says Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll:
COMPENSATORY:
Other than reputation repair program: $7.3M
Reputation repair program: $11M
PUNITIVE: $65M
TOTAL: $83.3M
Prayers up for South Carolina attorney @joemccullochsc, who suffered a serious heart attack today. Joe is reportedly in stable condition but please keep his family in your 🙏🏻 as we await further details.
Amy L. Gaffney is an attorney practicing with Strom Law Firm and she practices in the area of general litigation with an emphasis on employment and tort litigation and mediation. #lawfirm#southcarolina
An inmate has been charged with stabbing another inmate at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, the second time this week such an incident has happened in the Richland County jail.
Read more at: https://t.co/cLx9ZUO8os
@Bakari_Sellers@thestate
I’m in the chemo clinic watching Rishi Sunak become the first person of colour to be PM. For a 1st generation migrant like me, born in Sri Lanka, it is a moment of great pride to live in a European country where this is possible. Racism is not over, but we’re on the right path.
We have filed a sixth federal lawsuit against a cheerleading gym, this one in North Carolina, broadening its portrayal of an industry rife with sexual abuse, alcohol and drugs.
Learn more: https://t.co/LYYmLfm7VE
#usasf#usasfcheer#usasfcheerabuse
Lawyers all over this #RockstarCheer saga so I am sending a shoutout to two of MY lawyers, @PeteStrom and @Bakari_Sellers of @stromlaw. Lots of great options out there but I can personally vouch for Pete's firm and the care and integrity they bring to the cases they take on.