"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares."
- Henry Nouwen in his book 'Out of Solitude'
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So so true true, remember Br.Job ,it is a lesson to learn at times our presence speak loads and is like soothing oil to deep soars just being there.
I once encountered this and will never forget it , up to now that couple means a lot in my life .
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