Quotes about Understanding

People are not born hating each other and wishing to cause harm. It is a learned condition.

in the sentiment of Mahatma Gandhi, when we practice the law of an eye for an eye, we all end up blind.

It is a remarkable feat to be able to see past the inhumanity of the behavior and recognize the humanity of the person committing the atrocious acts. This is not weakness. This is heroic strength, the noblest strength of the human spirit.

I think it was a communication of the heart. When we kept quiet, our hearts discovered that they were kindred spirits.

Peace always comes to those who choose to forgive.

Each of us has the capacity to commit the wrongs against others that were committed against us. Although I might say, "I would never . . ." genuine humility will answer, "Never say never." Rather say, "I hope that, given the same set of circumstances, I would not . . ." But can we ever really know?

We do not need to succumb to the temptation to meet such a violation with retaliation. The only way to heal this hurt is to give voice to what ails us. It is only in this way that we can keep our pain and loss from taking root inside us. It is only in this way that we have a chance for freedom.

Forgiveness among the members of older generations could open the door to healthy and supportive relationships among younger generations.

When we accept our own pain we can begin to see past it to the other person's woundedness. We can begin to consider that if we were in their shoes, if we stood inside their story, we might have done to others what they did to us.

Women, you need to understand something. Men are not as dumb as you think they are.

When you truly empathize with someone, you have to take into account all the things that make that person who they are.

The person who is impatient with weakness will be ineffective in his leadership.