by
Allen Klein, MA, CSP
When
Dale Carnegie wrote, “When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over
us…Our enemies would dance with joy if only they knew how they were worrying
us…and getting even with us! Our hate is not hurting them at all, but our hate
is turning our days and nights into a hellish turmoil,” he probably never
realized how those words would change someone’s life.
But it did. I know because of a letter that I got
from a woman after she read that quotation in one of my books. The letter began:
“You’ll
never know how your book has impacted my life. First of all let me say I’m 67-years-old, and at age 12
was violently raped twice. Never told
anyone, but I haunted me for 55-years…I was angry and full of rage.
I keep this quote [“When we hate our enemies…”] taped to my kitchen cabinet so I see it everyday. I’ve taken my power back, and it has changed my life.”
That letter is only one of several that I’ve
received about the impact a single quotation has made in someone’s life. I’ll share
other stories in future blogs.
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