We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become.
Clare Of AssisiRead
Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Blessed be you, my God, for having created me.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of peace, protection, and love from a divine source.
Clare of Assisi's quote encourages individuals to move forward in life with confidence and tranquility, grounded in the belief that they are cherished and safeguarded by a higher power, akin to the nurturing love of a mother. It reflects a profound understanding of one’s worth and holiness, suggesting that this divine affection equips us to face life's journey without fear.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming challenges.
Utopias are presented for our inspection as a critique of the human state.
Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in a Supreme Power, and principles of truth, honesty, generosity, equity, and brotherhood as a guide to mundane relations.
Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured.
Of all the communities available to us, there is not one I would want to devote myself to except for the society of the true seekers, which has very few living members at any one time.
Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they're so frightfully clever. I'm awfully glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard. And then we are much better than the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all wear green, and Delta children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse. They're too stupid to be able to read or write. Besides they wear black, which is such a beastly color. I'm so glad I'm a Beta.
Fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms. Laying down your arms, surrendering, saying you are sorry, realizing that you have been on the wrong track and getting ready to start life over again from the ground floor-that is the only way out of a "hole." This process of surrender-this movement full speed astern-is repentance.
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