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.
TUTU DESMONDForgiveness 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.
TUTU DESMONDYou show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
TUTU DESMONDHuman 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.
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.
TUTU DESMONDWhen 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.
TUTU DESMONDMuch depends on your attitude. If you are filled with negative judgment and anger, then you will feel separate from other people. You will feel lonely.
TUTU DESMONDLife of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives
TUTU DESMONDDear 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.
TUTU DESMONDThere 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.
TUTU DESMONDLanguage is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
TUTU DESMONDTo protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
TUTU DESMONDOut 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.
TUTU DESMONDWe are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.
TUTU DESMONDI do believe there are monstrous and evil acts, but I do not believe those who commit such acts are monsters or evil.
TUTU DESMONDLife is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
TUTU DESMONDForgiveness is simply about understanding that every one of us is both inherently good and inherently flawed.
TUTU DESMOND