I love Mark Twain. His writings are full of humanity, humor, and little life-lessons–like the one I offer you for today’s Thursday Thought:
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” — Mark Twain .
A woman and her just-born infant were in trouble in a Peruvian town. They needed medical attention immediately. The owner of a Cesna quickly offered to fly them to a hospital, then realized he couldn’t, because the tiny airport’s runways were unlighted, and it was a dark night. Word got to a local radio station, which broadcast the situation. Within half an hour that dark runway was brilliantly lighted by hundreds of people in 300 taxis and motorbikes. The plane was able to take off, carrying its precious cargo of mother and new life. At last report, mom and child were doing fine.
Strangers rushed to meet an emergency. To me this is not only coming together as a community but a fine example of the concept of Pro-Life.
“We are members of one great body. Nature planted in us a mutual love, and fitted us for a social life. We must consider that we were born for the good of the whole.” — Seneca
[This is a good thought during this season of love. May we extend it into and throughout the new year.]