Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.
TUTU DESMONDDear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional.
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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.
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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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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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Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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Discovering more joy does not, save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak.
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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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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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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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The path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation.
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Transformation begins in you, wherever you are, whatever has happened, however you are suffering. Transformation is always possible.
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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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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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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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Within every hopeless situation and every seemingly hopeless person lies the possibility of transformation
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Forgiving 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.
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