"Be grateful for small mercies" nghĩa là gì?

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"Be grateful for small mercies" nghĩa là cảm thấy biết ơn những ân huệ dù nhỏ, cảm thấy may mắn vì sự việc không tệ hơn. Cụm từ tương tự: "be thankful for small mercies", "thank God for small mercies"...

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At a time when so many people have lost loved ones to this deadly disease, it is difficult to comprehend (thấu hiểu) that things could have been far worse. We must be grateful for small mercies.

“I’m glad my mom didn’t have to go through this. … You’ve got to thank God for the small mercies,” Gonzalez said. “Some kind of normalcy, that’s what we’re looking for. It doesn’t take much.”

Breathing is the perfect escape when life becomes overwhelming (quá tải). A deep breath forces you to stop, focus on being alive, and as you release, to be thankful for small mercies. Breathing is a calm surrender to what is.

In the moments before yet another Zoom quiz with people we’d hoped never to see after leaving school, there is a moment of quiet contemplation (trầm ngâm). The air tastes clean, the roads are quiet, the sun is shining and we are alive. It’s a time to be grateful for small mercies.


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