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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Wed Aug 24, 2022, 06:27 PM Aug 2022

If you would speak to me of justice and laws and rules and right living, tell me first

how many times you have seen evil thrive while good perished.

Tell me how many times your hungry child cried and payday was day after tomorrow.

Tell me who you have fed, clothed, sheltered or hugged when they were frightened or ill.

Tell me how you felt when you were taunted, mocked, belittled and laughed at.

Tell me if you've ever been unable to name a single person who loved you.

Tell me these things and I will listen to your instructions for life.




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If you would speak to me of justice and laws and rules and right living, tell me first (Original Post) Atticus Aug 2022 OP
Yep!!!!!!! Karadeniz Aug 2022 #1
Hear, hear! Beautifully profound. LoisB Aug 2022 #2
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