Photo found at instantshift.com (photographer unknown). Elite runner Jaqueline Kiplimo helps disabled Chinese runner (name unknown) to drink while running the Zheng-Kai Marathon in 2010. She stayed with him for some time, costing her first place and the $10,000 prize money. I guess some things are more important than money. There’s something particularly moving about this for me.
Selfless Beauty
Perhaps,
the world has, for a time,
taken to staring into its mirror,
but occasionally someone comes along,
and awakens our sense of the other,
like a man washing someone’s feet,
some woman helping lepers,
a sometime president living humbly
in a ramshackle farmhouse,
that fireman giving water
to a stranded koala,
or whoever helped the aged
person carry their groceries,
selfless beauty
that colours every breath.
ยฉPaul Vincent Cannon
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selfless beauty – that is a rewarding word and state of being. yes that photo and your narrative gives me much hope for humanity – beautiful poem Paul
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She is a great human …. money is not everything , pic is amazingly touching.
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Yes, it is very touching, thank you.
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Truly selfless beauty. It is such incidents which restore our faith in humanity. Thanks for sharing this Paul ๐
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Gorgeous poem! It touches me deeply.
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Thank you for sharing that.
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Thank you very much, lovely to hear that it spoke to you.
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You are welcome! You did not speak only to me. I am sure that your words touched many people.
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Thank you.
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No doubt that picture is really moving. Selfless beaty, indeed! And the verse is just perfect. Bravo!
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Thank you so much.
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Truly selfless! We need more like her in this world.
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We sure do Winnie, self has become number one.
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Lovely, Paul.
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Thank you Judy.
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I wish we saw more selfless beauty depicted on prime time news, instead of all the ugliness. This is really touching and so well said, Paul.
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Yes, too much ugly in our faces, I agree, we need more focus on selfless beauty. Thank you.
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That’s pretty cool what she did. Most runners would have sped by. Kind of like life and the Good Samaritan story. Pretty cool he’s running too. Both of them have shining spirits.
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Yes, great connections you make, thank you for sharing that. ๐
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I think that moment passed to quickly here in the US today.
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Yes, we want the ugly stuff to pick over, sadly.
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selfless beauty is everywhere if we just take the time to look … thanks for highlighting it in such a spectacular way โค
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My pleasure, we need a little selfless beauty I reckon. ๐
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once a week at least, please?
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Daily – the new drug ๐
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yippee ๐
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Struth you’re already an addict ๐
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guilty as charged โญ
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Yay ๐
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Yes! ๐ T.S. Eliot was right when he wrote: “Love is most nearly itself when here and now cease to matter.”
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Yes, he always could put the spotlight so clearly on a matter, thank you for sharing that Tom.
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A beautiful poem capturing the positive side of humanity!
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Thank you so much for that Heather.
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You are most welcome.
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Compassion and selflessness is not something I associate with sport, Paul. All the examples you give are very powerful and speak to our humanity. Very uplifting. Real leaders by working toward a stronger, more compassionate community.
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Yes, I sure yearn for a more compassionate society.Thank you for reflecting on this Tracy.
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No worries.
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There is so much ugliness in the world that such meaningful moments gives meaning to our lives. Thanks for sharing wonderful poem.
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Thank you so much, yes, I felt that way myself, just really wanted something positive.
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Such a moving post.Thanks for sharing this with us Paul. Such is the essence of being a human.
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Yes, more I say, I know there’s a lot of it about I see it, but the media never show it enough. Thanks Megha
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Yes, the coverage of evil and apathy is more than compassion and love.
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Heartwarming news and a heartwarming poem. Willing is not the same as doing. I never can do. I bow to all those who do.
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Me too, and hopefully more will do too.
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selfless beauty… so very moving.
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Thank you so much Amy.
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So beautiful
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Thank you so much ๐
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So so true and so beautifully crafted in this poem
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Lovely, thank you for that.
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Wow… great… isnโt this a time, really to a the mirror not the world but us, and see beyond our eyes, and hidden pains… see beyond our beauty and itโs importance… but to see another human kind within ourselves…
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thank for share
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Many thanks Mark
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