Pearls of Wisdom

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai (Originally in English)

I have met many so-called "great" people, truly great people, and I have seen how they take care of minor details with great attentiveness, and with such a natural spontaneity that is kind of a second nature. I think that is how they became great; they do not neglect anything. They know everything without having to pay much attention. Some ordinary people, even when they want so much to pay attention to something, their so-called attention is so minimal that when they say they have paid their whole attention, it was not much. Therefore, they neglected every corner, and that is how things are spoiled and not completed. I have seen many so-called great people. They are truly very humble in their way and they truly take care of things in such a joyful way, very willing to do things, to take care of other people, and to take care of the tasks at hand entrusted to them.