Baby, we have no choice of what color we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.
Interpretation
We cannot control our circumstances at birth, but we can shape our lives through our choices.
This quote emphasizes the idea that while individuals do not choose the circumstances of their birth, including their socio-economic status or family background, they possess the power to influence their own lives through the decisions they make. It underlines the importance of personal agency and the potential for self-determination, suggesting that regardless of life's initial conditions, there is always room for growth and change based on the choices we make.
In practice
During a motivational speech about resilience and personal growth.
We can do little things for God; I turn the cake that is frying on the pan for love of him, and that done, if there is nothing else to call me, I prostrate myself in worship before him, who has given me grace to work; afterwards I rise happier than a king.
If I want to be free from any other man's dictation, I must understand that I can have no other man under my control.
It's never a question of skin pigmentation. It's never a question of just culture or sexual orientation or civilization. It's what kind of human being you're going to choose to be from your mama's womb to the tomb and what kind of legacy will you leave.
If you can see the terrorists as a relative who's dangerously sick and we have to give them medicine and the medicine is love and compassion. There's nothing better.
I have deep faith that the principle of the universe will be beautiful and simple
What are the stars but points in the body of God where we insert the healing needles of our terror and longing?
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