"We seldom value something unless it is seen to be rare."
When we come to realize and appreciate the rarity of individual lives, seeing the experience of every person as uniquely their own, and their sole chance at life, we may begin to sense the preciousness of each existence. This sense of individual rarity moves us more urgently to protect and improve the lives of all people.
Yesterday I was out with friends, and was very
aware, made almost speechless by thoughts of their existence; that their
lives are precious to them, and precious to God. I was overcome in the
idea that each person has but one soul and one experience in this world,
unrepeatable, and costly. I want to spend my life tending souls.
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© Michael Spotts:. 2011
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Titus 3:3-8
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