Every day my principal writes an inspirational quote on the
mirror of our faculty bathrooms. They are always uplifting and sometimes, ironically, just what you need to hear that day.
This week one of the quotes was from Mother Teresa, and said:
It struck me as such a simple concept and truth. It's something I know and believe. I treat people with respect, whether they hold different beliefs than me, or come from a different heritage, they are still a person. The fact that hate is still present in our world is because people forget that we are all human...the same...that our colors, heritage and location make us different, but not better or inferior.
It is very true that babies do not know hate; they only know and learn what they are taught and experience. If we give them love and teach them peace, then we will leave the world better than we find it, which is what I will try with all my might to pass on to my daughter.
Our younger generations are the true hope for change. If they are able to hold onto the idea that Mother Teresa so simply put, then maybe peace can become a more widespread reality.
This week one of the quotes was from Mother Teresa, and said:
"If we have no peace; it is because we have forgotten that we belong to one another."
It struck me as such a simple concept and truth. It's something I know and believe. I treat people with respect, whether they hold different beliefs than me, or come from a different heritage, they are still a person. The fact that hate is still present in our world is because people forget that we are all human...the same...that our colors, heritage and location make us different, but not better or inferior.
It is very true that babies do not know hate; they only know and learn what they are taught and experience. If we give them love and teach them peace, then we will leave the world better than we find it, which is what I will try with all my might to pass on to my daughter.
Our younger generations are the true hope for change. If they are able to hold onto the idea that Mother Teresa so simply put, then maybe peace can become a more widespread reality.
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