Embrace the Outstretched Hands

Don't push away the people who reach out to you. Parents, children, friends, loved ones - they all need you, while you are often preoccupied, in a bad mood, or affected by bad weather. Don't shut yourself off from those who want to give you their tenderness, as it overflows from their loving hearts. The day will come when children grow up, parents pass away, and loved ones, tired of carrying their untapped tenderness within, will give it to someone else. And suddenly, when you long for that very tenderness, you will look around, hoping to embrace your loved ones, but there will be no one. And now, while it's not too late, reach out for the hands extended to you.