I have three favorite quotes that have completely changed my life. This is one of them.
"If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility." ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I know these have been around awhile, but I really want this bumper sticker. It's amazing.
I have a degree in Anthropology and it is one of the best things I ever did. The reason is simple. Anthropology taught me how to look beyond myself and see the world through other people's eyes. Once we stop looking just at ourselves and how "I" view the world, we are far more inclined to look with compassion and empathy on the lives of others.
Everyone has a different view of the world and everyone has different beliefs, but we all believe something. The ability to believe and have faith is crucial to our being human. We need to cultivate the ability to firmly and confidently stand in our own beliefs while helping and encouraging others in their own faith. Faith should never be belittled or mocked. Faith molds each of us into the humans that we are.
Lastly, one of the most important lessons I have ever learned is that God sees us through the eyes of perfect love. He does not define us by our faults and our inability to be perfect. He defines us by the spark of divinity within each of us. Whether you believe in God or not, I say from experience that if we can cultivate that same attitude and see each other through the eyes of perfect love, much of the world's problems would disappear. I've seen first hand how love can completely change people, both the giver and the receiver.
"If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility." ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I know these have been around awhile, but I really want this bumper sticker. It's amazing.
#Compassion #PowerOfFaith #ReallyWantThis
I have a degree in Anthropology and it is one of the best things I ever did. The reason is simple. Anthropology taught me how to look beyond myself and see the world through other people's eyes. Once we stop looking just at ourselves and how "I" view the world, we are far more inclined to look with compassion and empathy on the lives of others.
Everyone has a different view of the world and everyone has different beliefs, but we all believe something. The ability to believe and have faith is crucial to our being human. We need to cultivate the ability to firmly and confidently stand in our own beliefs while helping and encouraging others in their own faith. Faith should never be belittled or mocked. Faith molds each of us into the humans that we are.
Lastly, one of the most important lessons I have ever learned is that God sees us through the eyes of perfect love. He does not define us by our faults and our inability to be perfect. He defines us by the spark of divinity within each of us. Whether you believe in God or not, I say from experience that if we can cultivate that same attitude and see each other through the eyes of perfect love, much of the world's problems would disappear. I've seen first hand how love can completely change people, both the giver and the receiver.
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