"To be loved like that makes all the difference. It does not lessen the terror of the fall, but it gives a new perspective on what that terror means. I had jumped off the edge, and then, at the very last moment, something reached out and caught me in midair. That something is what I define as love. It is the one thing that can stop a man from falling, the one thing powerful enough to negate the laws of gravity." Paul Auster (Moon Palace)
Showing posts with label "peace". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "peace". Show all posts

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Fait-divers by Thomas Merton on peace

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. (Thomas Merton)
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Thursday, June 5, 2025

Fait-divers on peace by Elie Wiesel

“Peace is our gift to each other.” - Elie Wiesel
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Fait-divers by Martin Luther King on peace

"violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones. Violence is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding: it seeks to annihilate rather than convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible. It leaves society in monologue rather than dialogue. Violence ends up defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers."
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Saturday, May 10, 2025

Fait-divers on peace

If you yourself are at peace, then there is at least some peace in the world. (Thomas Merton)
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