Quote by Desmond Tutu
Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you h

Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, youve closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart. – Desmond Tutu

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You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. – Desmond Tutu

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I dont think Ive ever felt that same kind of peace, the kind of serenity that I felt after acknowledging that maybe I was going to die of this TB. – Desmond Tutu

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I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. Its a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. Its not something that happens overnight. Its an evolution of the heart. – Sue Monk Kidd

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The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world. – Marianne Williamson

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