The path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation.
TUTU DESMONDGive a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring.
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A very important but difficult piece of renewing relationships is accepting responsibility for our part in any conflict.
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Within every hopeless situation and every seemingly hopeless person lies the possibility of transformation
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A person is a person through other persons; you can’t be human in isolation; you are human only in relationships.
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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.
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If you are setting out to be joyful you are not going to end up being joyful. You’re going to find yourself turned in on yourself. It’s like a flower. You open, you blossom, really because of other people.
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When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.
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Like when you sit in front of a fire in winter — you are just there in front of the fire. You don’t have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you.
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Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring.
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We are not responsible for what breaks us, but we can be responsible for what puts us back together again. Naming the hurt is how we begin to repair our broken parts.
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When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said “Let us pray.” We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
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We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.
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Life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives
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Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back.
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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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Forgiveness does not relieve someone of responsibility for what they have done. Forgiveness does not erase accountability. It is not about turning a blind eye or even turning the other cheek.
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