If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.
Mary Mcleod BethuneRead
Forgiving is not about forgetting, it's letting go of the hurt
Interpretation
Forgiveness involves releasing the pain rather than erasing memories of the past.
This quote emphasizes that true forgiveness is not about pretending that a hurtful event never happened, but rather about choosing to release the emotional pain associated with that event. It highlights the importance of moving forward and freeing oneself from the burden of negative feelings, allowing for personal growth and healing.
In practice
In a discussion about overcoming past trauma, you can share this quote to illustrate the importance of emotional healing.
If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.
You white folks have long been eating the white meat of the chicken. We Negroes are now ready for some of the white meat instead of the dark meat.
Enter to learn; depart to serve.
We live in a world which respects power above all things. Power, intelligently directed, can lead to more freedom. Unwisely directed, it can be a dreadful, destructive force.
What does the Negro want? His answer is very simple. He wants only what all other Americans want. He wants opportunity to make real what the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and the Bill of Rights say, what the Four Freedoms establish. While he knows these ideals are open to no man completely, he wants only his equal chance to obtain them.
Whatever the white man has done, we have done, and often better.
Often miracles are happening right in front of our eyes, but we think they should look different, so we miss them though they're right there.
Time waste differs from material waste in that there can be no salvage. The easiest of all wastes and the hardest to correct is the waste of time, because wasted time does not litter the floor like wasted material.
Associate reverently, and as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts.
What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.
Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality.
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