We need other human beings in order to be human. I am because other people are. A person is entitled to a stable community life, and the first of these communities is the family.
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.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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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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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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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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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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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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Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
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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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It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul.
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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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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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You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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When we see others as separate, they become a threat. When we see others as part of us, as connected, as interdependent, then there is no challenge we cannot face—together.
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Human beings are actually created for the transcendent, for the sublime, for the beautiful, for the truthful, and all of us are given the task of trying to make this world a little more hospitable to these beautiful things.
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