May We All Learn....

May we all learn a gentleness that transcends force and melts any hardness yet found in our hearts. Then shall we be responsive and sensitive to the needs of patients and their families, and may we always be responsive to their suffering.

For all those who struggle vainly for our attention

And those who shrink from our touch

For all those whose faces we forget from one encounter to another

And for those who never seem to find a resting place

For all those whose ambition exceed their skills

And for those whose early promise has dimmed to small achievement

For all those whose minds are clouded or weak

And those who are burdened with broken bodies

For all those who wait in great pain

And those who wait for news that will never come

For all those who feel unloved, with no one to love

And all those left behind, alone, and isolated

For all those who are deprived by the callousness of others

And all who have lost their hearts by situations they are not responsible for

To all these people and their families, may we always respond with open hearts, deepest empathy, and the fullness of compassion through loving- kindness.”