Community is a sign that love is possible in a materialistic world where people so often either ignore or fight each other. It is a sign that we don't need a lot of money to be happy--in fact, the opposite.
Jean VanierRead
True peace can rarely be imposed from the outside; it must be born within and between communities through meetings and dialogue and then carried outward.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True peace comes from within and requires communication among communities.
This quote emphasizes that genuine peace cannot be enforced through external measures but must grow organically through understanding, dialogue, and collaboration among individuals and communities. It highlights the importance of internal harmony and respectful interactions as the foundational elements of lasting peace.
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PeaceCommunityDialogueInternalUnderstanding
In practice
Example use cases
During a community meeting, I quoted Jean Vanier to inspire dialogue and cooperation.
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We all know well that we can do things for others and in the process crush them, making them feel that they are incapable of doing things by themselves. To love someone is to reveal to them their capacities for life, the light that is shining in them.
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In any case, community is not about perfect people. It is about people who are bonded to each other, each of whom is a mixture of good and bad, darkness and light, love and hate.
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We have to remind ourselves constantly that we are not saviours. We are simply a tiny sign, among thousands of others, that love is possible, that the world is not condemned to a struggle between oppressors and oppressed, that class and racial warfare is not inevitable.
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When we begin to believe that there is greater joy in working with and for others, rather than just for ourselves, then our society will truly become a place of celebration.
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