The poor are always prophetic. As true prophets always point out, they reveal God's design. That is why we should take time to listen to them. And that means staying near them, because they speak quietly and infrequently; they are afraid to speak out, they lack confidence in themselves because they have been broken and oppressed. But if we listen to them, they will bring us back to the essential.

People cannot accept their own evil if they do not at the same time feel loved, respected and trusted.

True peace can rarely be imposed from the outside; it must be born within and between communities through meetings and dialogue and then carried outward.

When children are loved, they live off trust; their bides and hearts open up to those who respect and love them, who understand and listen to them.

The belly laugh is the best way to evacuate anguish.

Every act of violence is also a message that needs to be understood. (23-24)

In any case, community is not about perfect people. It is about people who are bonded to each other, each of whom is a mixture of good and bad, darkness and light, love and hate.