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Acceptance of ourselves and acceptance of our neighbors are inextricably intertwined. By extending a small measure of warmth, support, and acceptance to our neighbors, we may find a little more room to be ourselves. We may find greater openness, greater freedom and greater self-expression--and find ourselves even more enriched by our acceptance than those friends and associates to whom we extend our warmth and support. Peter Patch Tutor in Economics
...mood by joking that the gun had a range of three miles, vs. 300 to 400 yds. for the cluster bombs that the U.S. sold to Israel after the 1973 war. Sadat and Begin somehow managed a laugh. But reporters accompanying the entourage noticed a marked lack of warmth between the Egyptian and Israeli leaders; they barely spoke to each other during the excursion. When Sadat did talk to an Israeli, it was to Weizman, his favorite member of the Begin Cabinet...
Next day Hua was treated to an outpouring of warmth and hospitality the likes of which Belgrade had not seen in many years. An estimated 400,000 people, many waving little red Chinese flags, cheered his motorcade through city streets and cascaded him with carnations. Hua, who normally masks his emotions, visibly relaxed and enjoyed himself. He pumped hands and strode into reeking cow stalls at a big farm cooperative to question workers. At a special musical program, he saw and heard, probably for the first time in his life, a long-haired youth plucking a guitar and singing folk...
Then how did the required majority coalesce so swiftly? One observer explained it succinctly: "The foreigners," the 85 non-Italians, did not want a bureaucrat from the Curia but a man who, like John XXIII, had the warmth of a good pastor. In addition, almost all the Cardinals seemed to want a man who emblemized faith as well as hope and charity, one who, like Paul VI, had a deep concern for doctrine. Luciani fitted both bills. He was also ideal in another respect. The Cardinals are always uneasy at the prospect of a lengthy papacy?15 or more years?...
...over who could force the man to remove his coat? The wind nearly beat him to death, but he only clung on more tightly. Then the sun warmed him a bit, and he removed the coat. That is what the church must do in this era-change people through warmth...