QoTD: things that matter

In the middle of a discussion of the Buddhist idea of emptiness and impermanence, Susan Murphy says:

And yet! Every being we love is irreplaceable and matters terribly. Personhood matters dearly. Character--or the way realization forms us and learns to walk upright in the world, in the most ordinary and understated way--matters, and the particular way clear action radiates out effecting change in ways that can't and do not need to be counted, this, too, is inexpressibly dear.

 -- Susan Murphy, in Red Thread Zen        

Resonates on several different levels at the moment, although I think sometimes muddled action can have similar results. I'm not reading this book straight through, I just pick it up at random when I'm in need of some thoughtfulness. So far, highly recommended.