Jean Vanier Quotes

And If The Child Feels Loved, The Body Is Relaxed, The Eyes Are Bright, There Is A Smile On The Face; In Some Way The Flesh Becomes "transparent." A Child That Is Loved Is Beautiful. But What Happens When Children Feel They Are Not Loved? There Is Tension, Fear, Loneliness And Terrible Anguish, Which We Can Call "inner Pain," The Opposite Of "inner Peace." Children Are Too Small And Weak To Be Able To Fend For Themselves; They Have No Defense Mechanisms. If A Child Feels Unloved And Unwanted, He Or She Will Develop A Broken Self-image. I Have Never Heard Any Of The Men Or Women Whom We Have Welcomed Into Our Community Criticize Their Parents, Even Though Many Of Them Have Suffered A Great Deal From Rejection Or Abandonment In Their Families. Rather Than Blaming Their Parents, They Blame Themselves. "If I Am Not Loved, It Is Because I Am Not Lovable, I Am No Good. I Am Evil.

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