Storytelling

RIC_4237, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


     If we want to live at peace ourselves, we need to
     tell our stories.

       Richard Wagamese, Indian Horse

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

DSC_0309 a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

"Let us honour the memory of those who died in Sharpeville and other racist incidents by redoubling our efforts to eradicate all forms of racism and racial discrimination. Let us translate good intentions into legal standards and the will to uphold them. Above all, let us cherish the rich diversity of humankind and respect the inherent dignity and equality of every human being."

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,

Message for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2010

Benevolence & Wisdom

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To love and care for others is benevolence;

to understand others is wisdom.

Yu Dan, Confucius from the Heart: Ancient Wisdom for Today's World

Inner child

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There is in each of us a continuing presence of the child we once were. ... The first child in need of "raising" is the inner child.

Christina Baldwin, One to One

Empty/Full

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Quien ha visto vaciarse todo, casi sabe de qué se llena todo.

He who has seen everything empty itself is close to knowing what everything is filled with.

Antonio Porchia, Voices

Seeing well

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If you want to see well, you must not stand in one place. ... And this is the way I think the world's stories should be told – from many different perspectives.

Chinua Achebe

Conversation with God

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The partner in the dialogue with God is not the individual human but the human species as a whole.

Gordon Kaufman