And one of them was in a most terrible condition--and I told the sisters: You take care of the other three. I take care of this one who looked worse. So I did for her all that my love can cio.I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face.She took hold of my hand as shesaid just the words "Thank you."and she died.
I could not help but examine my conscience before her and I asked what would I say if I was in her place. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself.
I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something, but she gave memuch more--she gave me her grateful love. And she died with a smile on her face. And with this prize that I have received as a Nobel of Peace, lam going to try to make the home for many people who have no home.
Because I believe that love begins at home, and if we can create a home for the poor I think that more and more love will spread. And we will be able through this understanding love to bring peace, be the good news to the poor, the poor in our own family first, in our country and in the world. To be able to do this, our sisters, our lives have to be woven with prayer.
They have to be woven with Christ to be able to understand, to be able to share. Because to be woven with Christ is to be able to understand, to be able to share. And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something.