#understand

A plain, brown paper-wrapped package came in the mail recently. Upon opening it, I saw that it was a patchwork quilt about four feet by five feet. Many little scraps of cloth, carefully joined by loving hands. Two squares have suggestions of a black cassock and Roman white collar. The maker of the quilt states, “In its variety, I feel it denotes confusion and the world “mixed” up. There are dark spots for the dark times and bright squares, so, hopefully, some good and brightness will come in the future. The other pieces of cloth were of happy times, mothers and children, peaceful settings, happy things.” A note inside stated that she felt we were “scraps,”—the “scraps” that the abusive priests treated us like. They would use us as a scrap is used and then simply toss us aside. I was moved to tears. Holding it in my hands, I could almost feel others' pain and suffering, as I touched each panel. It is a magnificent work, worthy of a prize. I was deeply humbled by the receipt of the quilt. This woman got it; she really got it. This woman got it; she really got it. She has a deeper understanding of what we have gone through. It is rare. ↗

— Charles L. Bailey Jr.

#catholic-church #child-abuse #clergy-abuse #hope #pain

I've always been known for bold flavors and rustic cooking, but there is another side to me. As you evolve as a cook, you understand life and how serious it is. There comes a point where there's got to be a better balance. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#another #balance #been #better #bold

Eventually you get to this point where you understand what you want to do and get across and sound like. ↗

— Kendrick Lamar

#eventually #get #like #point #sound

I don't fear death because I don't fear anything I don't understand. When I start to think about it, I order a massage and it goes away. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#anything #away #because #death #fear

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#life #new #new way #something #suddenly

I was able to go from stage hand to floor manager to assistant director to director in a year because there was just no one else to do it and what I didn't realise and what people don't understand now about television is that we used to do about five shows a day. ↗

— Richard Lester

#about #assistant #because #day #director

My mom calls me an older soul because, growing up, she taught me stuff real early. Now I spend most of my time chasing wisdom, chasing understanding. ↗

— Ray Lewis

#calls #chasing #early #growing #growing up

Understanding sometimes is not enough to explain something. ↗

— Robert Ley

#explain #something #sometimes #understanding

Ideals are an imaginative understanding of that which is desirable in that which is possible. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

#ideals #imaginative #possible #understanding #which

The ignorant man always adores what he cannot understand. ↗

— Cesare Lombroso

#always #cannot #ignorant #man #understand