'Repentance, tolerance, forgiveness and sharing to name a few, are some divinely empowered words and processes without which it is difficult to see, how we could be here today as an active member of the international community.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote lists virtues like repentance, tolerance, forgiveness, and sharing as essential, divinely inspired processes for being part of the global community.
- In plain terms
- These virtues are needed to be active members of the world.
- What can you take from it?
- Cultivate forgiveness and tolerance to engage internationally.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What role do spiritual values play in global cooperation?
- Can these virtues be secularly motivated?
Another view
It assumes a shared belief in divine empowerment.
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