“Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed. In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.” PeopleFeelsNatureTakenAdvantageGreedGenerosityAttachmentOppressedTrue NatureLightersCultivatingTaken Advantage Author:Ajahn Chah
“Had middle class black women begun a movement in which they had labeled themselves "oppressed," no one would have taken them seriously.” BlackClassTakenMiddleMovementOppressionAfrican AmericanMiddle ClassOppressedBlack WomenAfrican American Women Book:Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center Source: Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
“Called to the throne of my fathers, I have taken over the government, looking to the King of all kings, and have vowed to God, following the example of my father, to be a righteous and gentle prince, to foster piety and the fear of God, to maintain peace, to further the welfare of the country, to be a help to the poor and oppressed, and to be to the righteous man a true protector.” MenCountryHelpingGovernmentFatherPoorTakenExampleKingsFollowingGentleWelfareRighteousThronesOppressedPietyProtectorBeing A FatherRighteous Man Author:Wilhelm II