Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Mercy is transformative (Bryan Stevenson)


   Mercy is most empowering, liberating, and transformative when it is directed at the undeserving. The people who haven’t earned it, who haven’t even sought it, are the most meaningful recipients of our compassion. 

--Bryan Stevenson 

Ponder this message in conjunction with the last 9 minutes of George Balanchine’s ballet Prodigal Son, featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov in the role of the Son (click on the video below):


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