Love and Beauty
Today I heard an amazing lady tell an amazing story and I want to share it. Here is some context first: I heard this story with my friend who is a survivor of some heart-wrenchingly difficult life-circumstances. She eventually escaped them and came to BYU where she started to make friends, for the first time in her life. I have the honor to be one of her friends, and to be part of her healing process. It has been one of the best experiences of my life. Since I have known her she has blossomed into a beautiful, capable, strong women; she is one of the people I admire and respect most in the whole world. She and I were chatting with one of the kindest and smartest ladies I know, who also happens to be a Jewish holocaust survivor. I also admire and respect her more than I can express. So there I was, sitting with these two people who have been subjected to the worst of humanity. They are also two of the most wonderful people in the world. As you might imagine I was VERY inte