Let Ariel learn a blessing for Caliban and Caliban drink dew from the lotus open upon the waters.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A call for enemies to learn blessings and find purity from each other.
- In plain terms
- Let adversaries bless each other and drink from pure sources.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek blessing between opposing sides.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who is your enemy?
- How do you bless?
Another view
Opponents may not be ready to reconcile.
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