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Here we are again, happily plowing through Elder Thomas S. Monson's talk, "With Hand and Heart", for the rich references contained therein. All these references support the teachings of Jesus Christ, in that we need to serve and love each other.
In order to do that effectively, it makes a difference how we see each other. In our faith, we frequently refer to each other as 'child of God', which can make a ginormous difference in the feeling we feel towards each other.
Today's quote emphasizes this, and comes from George Bernard Shaw, from his play, Pygmalion, that became the musical, "My Fair Lady":
The Quote
"...True love can alter human lives and change human nature.
This truth was stated so beautifully on the stage in My Fair Lady.
Eliza Doolittle, the flower girl, spoke to one for whom she cared
and who later was to lift her from such mediocre status [Colonel Pickering]:
“You see, really and truly, apart from the things anyone can pick up
(the dressing and the proper way of speaking, and so on),
the difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves,
but how she’s treated.
I shall always be a flower girl to Professor Higgins,
because he always treats me as a flower girl, and always will;
but I know I can be a lady to you,
because you always treat me as a lady, and always will.”
(Adapted from Pygmalion, in The Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw, p. 260.)"
I never saw the play, but I've loved the movie for several years. Here's that quote, adapted to the movie version:
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