Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
TUTU DESMONDBe nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
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Within every hopeless situation and every seemingly hopeless person lies the possibility of transformation
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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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Forgiveness is simply about understanding that every one of us is both inherently good and inherently flawed.
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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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We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God.
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Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional.
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If 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.
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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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Our 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.
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Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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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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God is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
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Give 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.
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