Power always has a direction. It is always downward, towards the weak but power is often confused with what is right
Jean VanierPeople are longing to rediscover true community. We have had enough of loneliness, independence and competition.
Jean VanierThis evolution towards a real responsibility for others is sometimes blocked by fear. It is easier to stay on the level of a pleasant way of life in which we keep our freedom and our distance. But that means that we stop growing and shut ourselves up in our own small concerns and pleasures.
Jean VanierWhen we love and respect people, revealing to them their value, they can begin to come out from behind the walls that protect them.
Jean Vanier