In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
TUTU DESMONDIn the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
TUTU DESMONDWe learn from history that we don’t learn from history.
TUTU DESMONDWhen 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.
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 DESMONDLike 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.
TUTU DESMONDI wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t.
TUTU DESMONDOur maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to care for one another, and cherish one another and seek the greater good of the other.
TUTU DESMONDGod is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
TUTU DESMONDForgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering–remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened.
TUTU DESMONDLanguage is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
TUTU DESMONDWe are not responsible for what breaks us, but we can be responsible for what puts us back together again. Naming the hurt is how we begin to repair our broken parts.
TUTU DESMONDIn the end what matters is not how good we are but how good God is. Not how much we love Him but how much He loves us. And God loves us whoever we are, whatever we’ve done or failed to do, whatever we believe or can’t.
TUTU DESMONDIf you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
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 DESMONDA person is a person through other persons.
TUTU DESMONDA very important but difficult piece of renewing relationships is accepting responsibility for our part in any conflict.
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