Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success.
Haile SelassieRead
Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an 'is,' it is a 'becoming.'
Interpretation
Peace is an ongoing process shaped by daily decisions and actions.
In this quote, Haile Selassie emphasizes that peace is not a static achievement but rather a continuous journey produced by various daily choices and circumstances. He suggests that achieving peace requires active engagement and a commitment to cultivating understanding and harmony in our lives and communities.
In practice
In a speech about conflict resolution, I referenced Selassie to highlight the importance of ongoing dialogue.
Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success.
It is not only war that can stop war but men of goodwill, conscious of their mission can deal with such deadly enemy.
No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.
Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.
Place principle above all else.
We must act to shape and mold the future, and leave our imprint on events as they slip past into history.
As we live our truths, we will communicate across all barriers, speaking for the sources of peace. Peace that is not lack of war, but fierce and positive.
In the hearts of people today there is a deep longing for peace. When the true spirit of peace is thoroughly dominant, it becomes an inner experience with unlimited possibilities. Only when this really happens - when the spirit of peace awakens and takes possession of men's hearts, can humanity be saved from perishing.
My calling was first of all to ensure there was peace in the country, because we could easily have gone back to war. In the midst of the country, there were still warlords; there were many child soldiers who had never gone to school - they were part of the social setting - compromises had to be made.
Another name for peace is development.
I never thought that the child who was a famous symbol of war would one day be invited to become a symbol of peace.
The basis for peace is respecting all creatures.
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