An addendum: My friend Laura graciously emailed to tell me that this quote did not, in fact, originate with Mother Teresa. It comes from writer Kent Keith’s piece entitled “The Paradoxical Commandments.” Mother Teresa often gets the credit, because she reportedly listed all of these “paradoxical commandments” on the wall of Shishu Bhavan, her children’s home in Calcutta. It’s an interesting story, and the other “paradoxical commandments” are good, too – read more here. {but I’m not re-doing the photo here because I am much too lazy for that – my apologies to Mr. Keith!}
