I wonder what becomes of lost opportunities? Perhaps our guardian angel gathers them up as we drop them, and will give them back to us in the beautiful sometime when we have grown wiser, and learned how to use them rightly.

— Helen Keller (1880–1968), Autorin

Source: The Story of My Life (über goodreads, Wortlaut nicht gegengeprüft)

Topics: Hope & Confidence, Wisdom & Understanding, Time & Transience

Occasions: Comfort, For Reflection

Helen Keller

Helen Keller (1880–1968) war eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin und Aktivistin, die trotz früh erworbener Taubblindheit internationale Bekanntheit erlangte. Sie setzte sich für die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen ein, engagierte sich politisch in der Arbeiterbewegung und gründete ihren Glauben auf die Schriften des Mystikers Emanuel Swedenborg. Für Bibelleser veranschaulicht sie menschliche Willenskraft und gelebte Nächstenliebe, während ihre theologische Bindung an den Swedenborgianismus sowie ihre zeitweilige Befürwortung eugenischer Selektion kritisch zu betrachten sind.

All quotes by Helen Keller (63)

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