Beautiful! Howard Thurman certainly has many inspiring quotes to offer. This text reminds me a lot of Khalil Gibran´s Prophet, where he writes something similar "on freedom":
If it is an unjust law you would abolish, that law was written with your own hand upon your own forehead. You cannot erase it by burning your law books nor by washing the foreheads of your judges, though you pour the sea upon them.
And if it is a despot you would dethrone, see first that his throne erected within you is destroyed.
For how can a tyrant rule the free and the proud, but for a tyranny in their own freedom and a shame in their own pride? And if it is a care you would cast off, that care has been chosen by you rather than
imposed upon you.
And if it is a fear you would dispel, the seat of that fear is in your heart and not in
the hand of the feared.
This book (The Prophet) came to me as a present for the birthday of my older daughter and I kept it on my bedside table for 26 years. Still love every line in it.
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On Apr 12, 2024Gururaj wrote :
Very true, Michael.
Your post is a reminder to dust off my copy of The Prophet and read it again
On Apr 4, 2024 Michael wrote :