Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
TUTU DESMOND
There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream to find out why they’re falling in.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
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We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness. We are made for all of the beautiful things that you and I know.
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Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
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Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
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The path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation.
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We do not heal in isolation. When we reach out and connect with one another—when we tell the story, name the hurt, grant forgiveness, and renew or release the relationship—our suffering begins to transform.
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I do believe there are monstrous and evil acts, but I do not believe those who commit such acts are monsters or evil.
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You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.
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If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
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Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
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Transformation begins in you, wherever you are, whatever has happened, however you are suffering. Transformation is always possible.
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Forgiveness is simply about understanding that every one of us is both inherently good and inherently flawed.
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You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul.
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We are fragile creatures, and it is from this weakness, not despite it, that we discover the possibility of true joy.
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We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreaks without being broken.
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