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.
TUTU DESMONDA person is a person through other persons.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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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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You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.
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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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Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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We are fragile creatures, and it is from this weakness, not despite it, that we discover the possibility of true joy.
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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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Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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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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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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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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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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I do believe there are monstrous and evil acts, but I do not believe those who commit such acts are monsters or evil.
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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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