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The gift of wonder expands awareness, connecting us to the wider universe and fostering empathy and compassion. When we are weary of terrors – nuclear threats, violence, dangers to the planet – wonder suggests a transcendent dimension to existence, a something more present within the material world that sustains our joy and courage.
Loving Creation: Christian Spirituality, Earth-Centered and Just, by Kathleen Fischer
"The success of love is in the loving – it is not in the result of loving. Of course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done. "
- Mother Teresa -
Part of what needs to be remembered within us and between us is the beauty of our oneness. We have lived a dismemberment, a tearing apart of what belongs together, East and West, spirit and matter, the well-being of one nation and the well being of another, the masculine and the feminine, the one and the many. And as we re-member, … we will recover ….
- John Philip Newell
This is not a partisan debate; it is a human one. Clean air and water, and a livable climate are inalienable human rights. And solving this crisis is not a question of politics. It is our moral obligation – if, admittedly, a daunting one.
Leonardo DiCaprio, addressing the UN, 2014
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
Martin Luther King Jr.
