To nurture can simply be put as the act of caring and protecting during the process of growth. Looking around we realize that we are in a constant state of relationships which require to be nourished and nurtured. No wonder, Iyanla Vanzant said,
" If we celebrate support and nurture ourselves,
we will not need anyone else to do it for us"
Samuel Smiles pointed out,
" The very greatest things -
great thoughts, discoveries, inventions -
have usually been nurtured in hardship,
often pondered over in sorrow,
and
at length established with difficulty"
Elizabeth George laid down the tenet
" Nurture the qualities in yourself that you desire in your friends"
Marvin Ashton guided on the principles of life in these words,
" Be the one who nurtures and builds.
Be the one who has an understanding
and
a forgiving heart,
one who looks for the best in people.
Leave people better than you found them."
Laozi counselled us on dealing with issues confronting us in life by saying
" Always be on the lookout for ways
to turn a problem into an opportunity for success.
Always be on the lookout for ways
to nurture your dream."
Swami Vivekananda laid out the Golden Rules for nurturing relationships in the following manner
" Who is helping you
don't forget them.
Who is loving you
don't hate them.
Who is trusting you
don't cheat them."
Narendra Modi shed light on our instincts by saying
"Each one of us has a natural instinct to rise,
like a flame of the lamp.
Let us nurture this instinct.
Jawaharlal Nehru looked into the crystal ball of the future and said
" Children are like buds in a garden
and
should be carefully and lovingly nurtured
as they are the future of the nation and citizens of tomorrow."
Thus, nurturing being a life lesson is brought out through quotes in this series of A to Z. In a lighter vein, let us not nurture Corona but nurture a dream of a healthy post lockdown world universally and India in particular
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