He who learns death unlearns slavery.
Interpretation
Understanding death liberates one from the fear of oppression and servitude.
This quote by Cornel West suggests that gaining insight into the nature of death allows individuals to free themselves from the psychological bondage of slavery, which he can interpret as both literal and metaphorical. By confronting and comprehending the inevitability of death, a person can transcend the constraints imposed by society, thus achieving a profound sense of freedom and self-awareness.
In practice
In a discussion on overcoming oppressive systems.
King's response to our crisis can be put in one word: revolution. A revolution in our priorities, a reevaluation of our values, a reinvigoration of our public life and a fundamental transformation of our way of thinking and living that promotes a transfer of power from oligarchs and plutocrats to everyday people and ordinary citizens.
You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others.
Profound music leads us beyond language...to the dark roots of our scream and the celestial heights of our silence.
And when I talk about love, I'm talking about something that's great, though, brother. I'm talking about something that will sustain you.
Clever gimmicks of mass distraction yield a cheap soulcraft of addicted and self-medicated narcissists.
I feel as if I have been blessed to undergo a transformation from 'gangster' to 'redeemed sinner with gangster proclivities.'
Balk the enemy's power; force him to reveal himself.
Call it no more free-will, but slavish lust; free to evil, but free from good, till regenerating grace loosens the bands of wickedness.
I am not like a pebble on the beach - a grain of sand on the seashore or just one of millions of human beings past, present and future. No, I am a unique human being loved by God as if I were an only child - the only fruit of his creative powers.
I think the whole policy of pre-emptive war is a serious, serious mistake.
All of us have areas of weakness. God wants these character flaws to show us how totally dependent we are upon Him. When we handle them properly, they drive us into a deeper, more intimate relationship with the Lord. But uncontrolled weakness wreaks havoc in a person's life.
Some of the qualities of #β God must _x000D_ be merged into us before our _x000D_ #β prayers can be fit for His _x000D_ acceptance.
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