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"Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we are saved by love."
— Reinhold Niebuhr
"We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation."
— Ivan Illich (via eloquentandhonest)
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"
Against the darkness nature brings
We bring our light,
Our tallest candles burn to guard
The longest night.
We greet the shortest day with song,
And friends with cheer,
We light a wish for peace to serve
The coming year
— Ernest Sommerfeld (Unitarian Universalist, minister)
(Source: uuquotes, via good-byesaidthefox)
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"There is much unexplored potential in each human being. We are not just flesh and bone or an amalgamation of conditionings. If this were so, our future on this planet would not be very bright. But there is infinitely more to life, and each passionate being who dares to explore beyond the fragmentary and superficial into the mystery of totality helps all humanity perceive what it is to be fully human. Revolution, total revolution, implies experimenting with the impossible. And when an individual takes a step in the direction of the new, the impossible, the whole human race travels through that individual."
— Vimala Thakar (via nirvikalpa)
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