"Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous."
– George Bernard Shaw
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A big hulking hooligan walks into a bar, slams his fist down, and yells "Give me a beer, or...!"
Scared, the bartender serves the man his beer. This happens everyday for a week straight, and the bartender turns into a nervous wreck. He asks his wife for advice, and she tells him he should stand up for himself. Easier said than done, he thinks, but he decides to try it.
The next day, the hooligan returns. "Give me a beer, or...!"
"O-o-o-o-r-r-r w-what?" stammers the bartender.
"... a small Coke."
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Four things you can't recover from:
- The stone after the throw.
- The word after it's said.
- The occasion after it's missed.
- The time after it's gone.
- Deanna Wadsworth
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A little boy walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, he made his daily trek to the elementary school.
As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with thunder and lightning.
The mother of the little boy felt concerned that her son would be frightened as he walked home from school and she herself feared that the electrical storm might harm her child. Following the roar of thunder, lightning would cut through the sky like a flaming sword.
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"Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions."
- Henri Nouwen
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A discussion about Truth and Reconciliation with two members of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, and a member and Chief of the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation.
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