Manizha
Courage to Be Kind
— Hi!
— Good morning!
— What has been the most important thing that has happened to you in your lifetime?
— In my whole life?!
— Uh-huh
— I thing after being born...
— It's a good start!
— It’s a good start...
"You can be just for a while, or mercyful for a while. Persistently and be [?], or a kind, generous and [?], you can be..."
Sweetheart, think how much better it would be
If you through life could just preserve your beauty
It really doesn't matter much to me (to me?)
I don't know why you think it is your duty
And don’t you think that through some kindly thought
You've got much better chance to change the world
Those wrinkles on your facе, dear
Those bags benеath your eyes
Above the evil trace, dear
Of temper, spite and lies
Why can't you just be kind, dear
Why can't you just be kind
Why can't you just be kind, dear
Why? Try!
Consider, sweetheart, if you smiled always
How much through weeks your face might be improving
In place of which, in these unhappy days
(You go to) You go to beauty shops for the removing
Of imperfections, wrinkles
Blemishes and ugly spots
Why when you smile, we serve
You look for these resorts?
Those wrinkles on your face, dear
Those bags beneath your eyes
Above the evil trace, dear
Of temper, spite and lies
Why can't you just be kind, dear
Why can't you just be kind
Why can't you just be kind, dear
Why?...
Why can’t you raise a grin, sweet
And be a little beauty?
Cause shining from within, sweet
Has always been your duty!
So, for our sake why can’t you make
An effort to be glad?
Just see yourself the way I do
Trust me you're not that bad!
You are not that bad
You are not that bad
You are not that bad
And I am not too bad
"I suppose courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you cannot practise any of the virtues consistently. You can be kind for a while, you can be generous for a while, even loving for a while, but it is only with courage you can be persistently and insistently a kind and generous, and fair"