Jonathan Chen
Jonathan Chen
Chen Chwen-jingor Jonathan Chen is a politician in the Republic of China. He currently serves as the Deputy Minister of the Interior since 8 March 2014...
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True liberty cannot be attained if one lives in fear. Fear exists if one does not nourish oneself with inner peace.
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Every great cause starts with a simple idea - You just have to believe you can make a change
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Don't let what we know stand in the way of what we could know.
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Listen to others with an open mind. Normally, that leads to a pleasant conversation.
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What we have been seeing these days is not quite as encouraging as what we used to believe that in the modern world it is nearly impossible to interact socially and culturally only with those who think alike. Longing for the comforting of sameness may appears providing some safety and security. It confines ourselves into divisions that blocks our minds. In the end, collectively we become unsafe and insecure.
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Hatred may appear powerful in uniting those who share the same sensation. But it would be short lived. Unity is long lasting when it is based on love and respect.
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I wish guns were violins, oboes, clarinets, and trumpets. I wish gunshot were beautiful music that gravitates people instead of frightens them in hiding. I wish combat were meant to fight disasters, diseases, poverty, and hunger. I wish troops were true peacemakers who hold children in their arms and hug elders with smiles everywhere they go, all wearing the peace sign as their emblem. Let me turn my wishes into prayers.
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No one has the road of life mapped out. We pave away what's beneath our feet. If it leads to happiness, maybe someone will walk on.
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One whose auditory sense has been accustomed to being comfortable with one kind tune misses out the spectacularity of the symphony.
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There is no such a thing as a good world and a bad world. There is only one world, and it is up to us to make it better.
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I try not to make judgmental remarks on the little peculiarities of a youth. In fact, when I am conversing with a child, I find myself having the same sort peculiarities.
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World peace cannot be enforced by those who do not have inner peace. World peace is an inevitable result of individual inner peace.
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A true gardener never plants impatiently, nor does he expect miracles. He begins with a sincere and earnest adoration, loosens the soil with slow and gentle hand, and prepares wholeheartedly to take care what he plants. To him, there's nothing more rewarding than knowing soon he will be able to experience the rejoice from seeing the young seedling sprouting in the soil with crystal-like droplets.
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It is impossible to absorb the vastness of the sky. But taking an in awe attitude towards it helps opening our minds.