“There is a clear acknowledgement all over the world that we should not teach people to read and then to leave them without literature. For they would then relapse into a dreary and ultimately dangerous state of half-education, in which they would be easily satisfied by crude semi-pictorial approximations of the strip cartoon and by the abundant supply of degenerate literature which destroys, rather than promotes, a capacity to face the problems of the world with skill and courage” PeopleWorldShouldStatesProblemWould BeFacesLiteratureHalfTeachClearDangerousSkillsCapacitySatisfiedCartoonCrudeDegeneratesDrearyAcknowledgementApproximationPictorialRelapse Author:A. D. Patel
“I believe that it is of the utmost importance that we all should feel and inculcate among the people and circulate amongst them what I call a sense of compatriotism. We should all feel that we are all nationals of one country, whatever our race, colour, creed, or sect.” PeopleFeelsShouldBelieveCountryI BelieveRaceImportanceColourCreedsSects Author:A. D. Patel
“We need university education in Fiji and must seriously think about starting post secondary education in Fiji. In the near future we hope to see a university college in Fiji and ultimately a fully fledged university” ThinkingNeedsCollegeUniversityStartingPostsFijiUniversity EducationSecondary Education Author:A. D. Patel
“Accumulating years in the act of living is no guarantee of maturity. In fact, it is possible to be born, grow old and die without ever maturing.” YearsFactsDiesGrowsBornMaturityGuaranteesMatureAdulthood Author:Tian Dayton
“Only when we stop holding others accountable for all of our troubles can we truly be free.” ResponsibilityTroubleBlame Author:Tian Dayton
“All the wisdom in the world cannot put in one's heart the love one yearned for as a small child.” WorldHeartChildrenSmall Child Author:Tian Dayton
“Part of what makes a situation traumatic is not talking about it. Talking reduces trauma symptoms. When we don't talk about trauma, we remain emotionally illiterate. Our most powerful feelings go unnamed and unspoken.” FeelingsPowerfulSilenceTalkingSituationTraumaDenialMost PowerfulSymptomsNot TalkingUnspokenIlliterate Author:Tian Dayton
“The family is both mystery and reality; it houses our bodies and our spirits.” BodyRealitySpiritHouseFamilyMystery Author:Tian Dayton
“We forgive, if we are wise, not for the other person, but for ourselves. We forgive, not to erase a wrong, but to relieve the residue of the wrong that is alive within us. We forgive because it is less painful than holding on to resentment. We forgive because without it we condemn ourselves to repeating endlessly the very trauma or situation that hurt us so. We forgive because ultimately it is the smartest action to take on our own behalf. We forgive because it restores to us a sense of inner balance.” IfsPersonsActionHurtSituationWiseAliveBalanceForgivenessForgivingPainfulTraumaResentmentBehalfHolding OnErase Author:Tian Dayton