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Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need for one another.

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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
Within every hopeless situation and every seemingly hopeless person lies the possibility of transformation
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Hope Person Possible Situation Transformation
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
Transformation begins in you, wherever you are, whatever has happened, however you are suffering. Transformation is always possible.
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Beginning Possible Suffer Transformation
Much 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.
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Attitude Judge Lonely Negative People Philosophy Separate Yourself
If you want to keep people subjugated, the last thing you place in their hands is a Bible. There’s nothing more radical, nothing more revolutionary, nothing more subversive against injustice and oppression than the Bible.
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Justice Oppression People Philosophy Religious Revolution Spiritual
Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
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Deep Discover Humanity Nice Race
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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Deep Fall People Pull River Stop
The path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation.
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Break Up Connection Joy Path Relationship Separate
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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Good Philosophy Togetherness World Yourself
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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Enemy Hate Humanity Oppression Recognize Risk
Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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Argument Improvement One Liner Raise Voice Yourself
We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.
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Love Philosophy Plant
To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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Children Protect Sex Violence
You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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Connection Humanity Philosophy Yourself
In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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End Generous Joy

Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need for one another.

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