Perhaps we can bring the day when children will learn from their earliest days that being fully man and fully woman means to give one's life to the liberation of the brother who suffers. It is up to each one of us. It won't happen unless we decide to use our lives to show the way.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True gender fulfillment comes from dedicating life to liberating suffering others.
- In plain terms
- Being fully human means helping others who are suffering.
- What can you take from it?
- Life's purpose is found in serving others' liberation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does liberation mean to you?
- How do you serve?
Another view
It defines manhood and womanhood narrowly through sacrifice.
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