The quality of mercy is not strained;
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
'T is mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown:
His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;
But mercy is above this sceptred sway;
It is enthronèd in the hearts of kings,
It is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God's
When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew,
Though justice be thy plea, consider this,
That, in the course of justice, none of us
Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy;
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much
To mitigate the justice of thy plea;
Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice
Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there.

I don't know if its a dialog,more like something willed and nurtured

I'm new here and this is the second post I am seeing in this forum. And this is a beautiful post. A blessing and kind welcome for me 🙂 and a beautiful sister beautified my moments here.

Youre so smart <3

Very well said, Soossie :-)

Well said, and thanks for putting "love" into context for me, I really never knew what it was.

As you get older you tend to get jaded but hopefully your not less kind

Beautifully expressed! 💕💕 I’m always struck by the power of it when I’m on the receiving end.

Kindness is the language for transactions made through love or at least respect.

As the song states, what the world needs now is love, and kindness leads to that.

I completely agree, beautiful soul. :)

Well said.

🙏

So true

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Very beautifully said 🩷