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Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.

Tutu Desmond

Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.
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Different Philosophy Togetherness
Out of the cacophony of random suffering and chaos that can mark human life, the life artist sees or creates a symphony of meaning and order.
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Art Human Life Philosophy Suffer
We learn from history that we don’t learn from history.
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History Learning Sarcastic
Forgiveness is truly the grace by which we enable another person to get up, and get up with dignity, to begin anew.
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Beginning Forgiveness Grace Person Philosophy True
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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Alone Human Person Relationship
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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Fire Smart Warm Winter Yourself
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
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God Heaven People Religious Sin Spiritual Standard Surprise
Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back.
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Deep Hurt Religion
To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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Children Protect Sex Violence
Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional.
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Children God Sorry Suffer
A very important but difficult piece of renewing relationships is accepting responsibility for our part in any conflict.
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Acceptance Difficult Relationship
In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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End Generous Joy
Dear Child of God, I write these words because we all experience sadness, we all come at times to despair, and we all lose hope that the suffering in our lives and in the world will ever end.
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End Experience God Hope Live Lose Sad Suffer Time Word World Writing
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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Eyes Land Oppression Religion War
Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
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Heart Life Philosophy Purpose
There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep.
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Deep Difficult Wake Up

Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.

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