Bangambiki Habyarimana is a Rwandan author and thinker whose writings inspire readers to live with compassion, wisdom, and courage. Known for his reflective words on love, peace, and humanity, he encourages people to rise above challenges and embrace their inner strength. His works often highlight the power of kindness, the importance of unity, and the resilience of the human spirit. Through his thought-provoking insights, he motivates others to pursue a meaningful life while contributing to a better, more harmonious world.
"When you look down on yourself, you set an example on how others should treat you."
"You cannot end a theology class without hearing these recurrent words "maybe", "it seems to me", "perhaps", "the unique reason may be that", "my belief on this subject is that", "there are many interpretations to how", etc. All of which indicate a lack of certainty. It's not surprising in a class with the task to study the invisible god."
"Why doesn't the pope convert to Calvinism? Why doesn't the Dalai Lama, convert to Christianity, why doesn't Billy Graham convert to Islam, Why doesn't the Ayatollahs convert to Buddhism, Why isn't Buddhism swept away? Religious leaders know that all religions are equal; they know that no one of them has the monopoly to the knowledge of God. They know that each religion is trying to find the hidden God and that no one religion can claim to have found him beyond doubt. That's why they remain where they are and respect each other."
"Each mind conceives god in its own way. There may be as many variation of the god figure as there are people in the world."
"I used to give too much importance to reason until I discovered the world was shaped not by reason but by emotion."
"Today almost everybody is a writer, the enormous publish button on blogs and websites begs you everywhere to click on it! And bam you are a writer. To hell with agents and publishing houses and rejection letters. Immortality for you is on the click of a mouth! We are advancing at the speed of light! You can become an author at 140 characters. To hell with long winding sentences and long hours of scratching the head, the immortals of today instantly get a "like" and they instantly enter the pantheon! They seat side by side Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, St Paul, Buddha, Martin Luther, Rousseau, Bangambiki."
"Never declare Fate your enemy; she does not take lightly declarations of war. Declare your friendship to her instead, and smile in hope of better days."
"You say you have nothing to write about? How do you find things to talk about? You can write about those things you like to talk about, that's your area of expertise."
"No holy book is more inspired than the other. They are all inspired according to their gods."
"Every time someone starts a project he is considered nuts, until he beats all the odds and laughs the last."
"We all want to become more than we are, we want to live forever, that is why we hate death and create the afterlife."
"There is no greater heaven than the heart of a loving motherShe takes care of you when you are still in her womb.She nurtures you after you are born.She hurts when you fall,She celebrates when you make your first steps.She is the only person who genuinely cares about you.She loves you as she loves herself.Her heart is your true paradise.I love you mama."
"It's natural for people to feel superior to those under them. It requires a conscious effort to value those less fortunate than you are."
"Sometimes I have a good idea, something I wish I could remember, and instead of writing it down, commit it to my memory only to disappear when I needed it. Write your ideas as they come, if you wait it will be too long and you may not recover it. It may get destroyed as it is to seed to and fro in the ever rushing river of our thoughts."
"To survive in a corrupt country, you need to be the son of a king or be king yourself."
"Never be an insincere friend, never be manipulative, one day you will be discovered and lose everything."
"It's not how much material things you have hoarded that will make you happy but how satisfied you are with what you have so far. A rich person can be the poorest wreck if he is not satisfied with what he already has and a materially poor can be happy if he is satisfied with the little he has."
"Does god need our prayers? No. God doesn't need anything. A god in need is not a god indeed. So why do we pray? We pray out of a sense of gratitude. Prayer is a thank you. We feel better when we have offered our gratitude to the creator. Prayer is for our emotional and spiritual edification."