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physical distance cannot be a barrier to love.


« on: October 06, 2003, 10:39:23 AM »

The Wisdom of King Haile Sellassie I of Ethiopia:

"Throughout history it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most that has made it possible for evil to triumph."

"Unity is strength. No nation can divide within itself and remain powerful."

"Wars and rumors of wars are occupying the attention of governments and peoples, but the world is thirsting more than ever for peace and justice."

"Knowing that material and spiritual progress are essential to man, we must ceaselessly work for the equal attainment of both. Only then shall we be able to acquire that absolute inner calm so necessary to our well-being."

"It's only when people strike an even balance between scientific progress and spiritual and moral advancement that it can be said to posess a a wholly perfect nd complete personality and not a lopsided one."
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Spirituality is not theology or ideology. It is a simple way of life, pure and original as was given by the most high. Spirituality is a network linking us to the most high, the universe and eachother
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physical distance cannot be a barrier to love.


« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2003, 10:45:47 AM »

"Let us not deny our ideals nor sacrifice our right to stand as the champion of the poor, the ignorant and the oppressed everywhere."

"Unless the rights of the least of men are assiduously protected as those of the greater, the seeds of confidence will fall on barren soil."

"He who would be a leader must pay the price in self-discipline and moral restraint."

"Progress must be moral. It is important that spiritual  advancement keep pace with material advancement. When this comes to be realized, man's journey towards higher and more lasting values will show more marked progress, while the evil in him recedes into the ground."
-MORE Wisdom of HIM Haile Sellassie I RasTafari
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physical distance cannot be a barrier to love.


« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2003, 11:08:19 AM »

Words of MARCUS GARVEY:

"Wake up Ethiopia! Wake up Africa! Let us work towards the one glorious end of a free, redeemed and mighty nation. Let Africa be a bright star among the constellation of nations."

"Religion is one's opinion and belief in some ethical truth. To be a christian is to have the religion of Christ, and so to be a believer of Mohammed is to be a Mohammedan but ther are so many religions that every man seems to be a religion unto himself. No two persons think alike, even if they outwardly profess teh same faith, so we have as many relgions in Christianity as we have believers."

"Ambition is a form of appreciation that is sometimes mistaken for something else. There may be something about you that suggests good fellowship when kept at a distance, but in closer contact would not be tolerated, otherwise it would be love."

Woman "What the night is to the day, is woman to man. The period of change that brings us light out of darkness, darkness out of light, and semi-light out of darkness are like the changes we find in woman day by day.
She makes one happy, then miserable. You are to her kind, then unkind. Constant yet inconstant. Thus we have WOMAN. No real man can do without her."

"If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence you have won even before you have started."
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2004, 09:38:59 PM »

The Essence of Power
November 2, 1966  

The power which you possess is but one side of the coin; the other is responsibility. There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other. Each one of you and each servant of the Ethiopian nation and people would do well to ponder these words, to take them to his heart, and to guide his conduct in accordance with their teachings. This is the challenge which faces you today. Let your labours here during the coming year demonstrate your capacity to meet it.

May Almighty God guide and assist you in your work.

Words of Ras TafarI

Responsibility
 
The Lion of Judah has prevailed
Haile Selassie I, Elect of God
King of Kings of Ethiopia

It is both the duty and responsibility of the world's fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many. As man's faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life. As generations come and go, those assuming responsibility for the period do not cease to try and improve on the past in order to meet newly arising demands. In this respect, it is quite evident that to march with the time members of the coming generation should build on what their forefathers have bequeathed to them.

It is because the present generation is cherishing and keeping intact what it has received from the past that it has succeeded in attaining its present stage of development, by making the necessary changes and improvements called for by conditions now existing. This would require great foresight and the-work accomplished as far as regards to this task of great responsibility is no small matter. It has been fulfilled as a result of God's blessing and His Divine guidance.

It is both the responsibility of the governor as well as elders to create harmony among the people in initiating them to discuss their common problems and work towards the problems and the betterment of their standard of living.

It is the duty of teachers to direct the thought and outlook as well as mould the character of their students. For this reason, the responsibility of teachers in training student-teachers aimed at the future progress and development of our country and the proper upbringing of students, could hardly be underestimated.

In the age in which we are living especially when different philosophies of life are competing against another, the responsibility of teachers has been even more exacting. Those who will be serving the people in future should follow this same path in endeavouring to develop their country and maintain her freedom. This is one of the main responsibilities of teachers.

In this age when man, through his knowledge of science, has created dangerous weapons to destroy himself the responsibility of the great powers for the maintenance of world peace is well known to everyone. We believe that the exchange of visits by statesmen to talk over matters on which their points of view will greatly help remove the misunderstandings and mistrust prevailing among States.  


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