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To forgive is to abandon your right to pay back the predator in his own coin, but it is the loss that Liberates.
Desmond Tutu
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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
Activist
Anglican Priest
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Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional.
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All of us experience fear, but when we confront and acknowledge it, we are able to turn it into courage. Being courageous does not mean never being scared it means acting as you know you must even though you are undeniably afraid.
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