Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not…

Quote by Henri Nouwen

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Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.

It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear...

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us,...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us,...

A friend is a hand that is always holding yours, no matter how close or...

A friend is a hand that is always holding yours, no matter how close or...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no...

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us,...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us,...

Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them

Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your...

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your...

Don't let loneliness drive you back into the arms of someone you know you don't...

Don't let loneliness drive you back into the arms of someone you know you don't...

And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old...

And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old...

Whatever your advice, make it brief

Whatever your advice, make it brief

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

It is bad advice that cannot be altered.

It is bad advice that cannot be altered.

Always accept and feel comfortable with your flaws, that way no one can ever use...

Always accept and feel comfortable with your flaws, that way no one can ever use...

Advice from your friends in like the weather, some of it is good, some of...

Advice from your friends in like the weather, some of it is good, some of...

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...