From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Desperate need can drive people to organize together and solve problems with dignity.
- In plain terms
- When people are in deep need, they can work together to fix problems and keep their dignity.
- What can you take from it?
- Shared hardship can unite people to solve their own problems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have you seen people unite through hardship?
- How do you build community during crises?
Another view
Desperation can also lead to conflict rather than cooperation.
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