Everywhere I've turned somebody has wanted to sacrifice me for my own good—only /they/ were the ones who benefited. And now we start on the old sacrificial merry-go-round. At what point do we stop?
Ralph EllisonTag: sacrifice
Sometimes events that lead us bereft of anything but grief just happen for no reason other than happenstance--a car turns left instead of right, a train is missed, a call comes too late--and the real test of our humanness is whether, in light of that knowledge, we are ever able to recover. When we again find our way despite the inability to manufacture a deeper meaning in our suffering, that I think is when God smiles upon us, proud of the strength of his creation.
Neil AbramsonTag: inspirational strength religious sacrifice strength-through-adversity
I was raised to believe that God speaks in the language of sacrifice," he told me, "You are expected to sacrifice because it is the measure of the depth of your belief...
Neil AbramsonTag: belief grief religious sacrifice
I've seen too much sacrifice to believe that God is behind all of it, and I've seen sacrifice that has no indicia of the hand of God at all. Loss is not always part of some greater plan explainable by reference to the actions of a divine being with a divine purpose.
Neil AbramsonThe pain we feel in separation is the price we pay for love.
Hatef MokhtarTag: love romance sacrifice isolation-loneliness separated
When he sacrifices himself man for a moment is greater than God, for how can God, infinite and omnipotent, sacrifice himself?
W. Somerset MaughamTag: christianity god religion atheism sacrifice
Sometimes evil wins, nah, child. But it’s always fleeting. Just a temporary ripple in a sea of goodness, brought on by the carnal nature of greed ’n corruption. Sacrifice washes that ripple out in waves of love ’n light, and peace is found when justice is served, even for those who lose, ya hear?
Rachael WadeTag: love justice hope sacrifice life-and-death good-versus-evil
Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists.
Joseph de MaistreTag: civilization religion sacrifice divine order altar
Being smart takes patience. Being wise takes pain. Being apathetic takes practice. Being in love takes everything...away.
Dave MatthesTag: wisdom life love death sacrifice rebirth
في كل يوم أتعلم من الحياة عبرة...لكن كلما تعلمت كلما إزددت ألما،أدركت متأخرا أن الحياة ليست عادلة،و أنه على الإنسان الإختيار...لكن بين هذا الإختيار يوجد تضحية...تضحية سوف تكلف صاحبها العواقب الوخيمة.
Hamza wolfTag: pain serenity sacrifice epic
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