Mr. Fred Rogers

Love isn't a state of perfect caring

Mr. Fred Rogers | October 2018 (Vol. XXXI, No. 9)

Love isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like "struggle". To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.

~ Mr. Fred Rogers

When I say it's you I like

Mr. Fred Rogers | October 2018 (Vol. XXXI, No. 9)
When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive. Love that conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war, and justice that proves more powerful than greed.
~ Mr. Fred Rogers

Loved exactly as he is now

Mr. Fred Rogers | October 2018 (Vol. XXXI, No. 9)
I don't think anyone can grow unless [he's] loved exactly as [he] is now, appreciated for what [he] is rather than what [he] will be.
~ Mr. Fred Rogers

To live in a redeeming way

Mr. Fred Rogers | October 2018 (Vol. XXXI, No. 9)
Nobody else can live the life you live. And even though no human being is perfect, we always have the chance to bring what's unique about us to live in a redeeming way.
~ Mr. Fred Rogers
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