Simon weil

Filmmaker Julia Haslett lacks focus in her ode to the French philosopher.

The French philosopher and mystic would advise us to spend time giving attention to each other—personally—and especially when the other person sees things from a different perspective

There is no detachment where there is no pain. And there is no pain endured without hatred or lying unless detachment is present too.

Inspirational Quotes to Share with Your Friends

In the 1930s, Weil spent a number of years teaching philosophy to female students at lycées throughout France. Image from "An Encounter with Simone Weil," a documentary film by Julia Haslett. www.linestreet.net

She believed we have obligations to attend to our fellow humans. How could that spirit change our politics?

Simone Weil — ‘Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.’

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. - Simon Weil - Start a chain reaction today. Give generously from your heart. Share a kind word. Do someone a kindness. Watch it flow from person to person. Your generosity enriches you.