If you have an apple
and I have an apple
and we exchange apples
then you and I will still each have one apple.
But if you have an idea
and I have an idea
and we exchange these ideas
then each of us will have two ideas.
~ George Bernard Shaw
...And crying for no reason could well send the same message as laughing for no reason, although far more people do it than the other. So although I’m scraping and scratching around in my current scenario looking for the reasons I need to cry, I find nothing except ‘normalcy’.
I washed my eyes with tears that I might see,
The sober heart I have is good for me.
I took it all apart and looked inside,
Where all my bummed out thoughts tend to reside.
I swept away the things that made me blind
And then I saw the clouds were silver-lined.
And now I understand it was to be,
Washing my eyes with tears has helped me see.
Two men were arguing about a flag flapping in the wind.
"It's the wind that is really moving," stated the first one.
"No, it is the flag that is moving," contended the second.
A Zen master, who happened to be walking by, overheard the debate and interrupted them. "Neither the flag nor the wind is moving," he said, "It is MIND that moves."
At the end of life
we will not be judged by
how many diplomas we have received,
how much money we have made,
how many great things we have done.
We will be judged by
I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat.
I was naked, and you clothed me.
I was homeless, and you took me in.
Hungry not only for bread,
but hungry for love.
Naked not only for clothing,
but naked for human dignity and respect.
Homeless not only for want of a home of bricks,
but homeless because of rejection.
Therefore boldly love, respect and accept.
~ Mother Teresa
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
~ Emily Dickenson
ถ้าฉันช่วยหัวใจแม้แต่ดวงเดียวไม่ให้แตกสลาย
ชีวิตของฉันก็ไม่ไร้ค่าแล้ว
ถ้าฉันบรรเทาชีวิตที่ปวดร้าวสักชีวิตหนึ่ง
หรือนำความร่มเย็นมาสู่ความทุกข์ยาก
หรือช่วยนกตัวหนึ่งที่กำลังสิ้นแรง
ให้กลับคืนสู่รัง
ชีวิตฉันก็ไม่ไร้ค่า
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, they serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are and who you want to become.
You never know who these people may be: your neighbor, child, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger who, when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.
And sometimes things happen to you and at the time they seem painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential strength, will power, or heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.
Without these small tests, whether they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would be like a smoothly paved straight flat road to nowhere, safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.
The people you meet who affect your life and the successes and downfalls you experience create who you are, and even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the poignant and important ones.
If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart...
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again...
Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen, let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high...
Hold your head up because you have every right too. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself... for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either.
Create your own life and then go out and live in it! "Live Each Day As If It Were Your Last...Tomorrow is Not Promised"
~ Author Unknown
"Madness is the first step towards unselfishness.
Be mad and tell us what is behind the veil of 'sanity'.
The purpose of life is to bring us closer to those secrets,
and madness is the only means."
~Kahlil Gibran
We may not always realize
That every thing we do,
Affects not only our lives
But touches others, too!
For a little bit of thoughtfulness
That shows someone you care,
Creates a ray of sunshine
For both of you to share.
Yes, every time you offer
Someone a helping hand ...
Every time you show a friend
You care and understand ...
Every time you have
A kind and gentle word to give ...
You help someone find beauty
In this precious life we live.
For happiness brings happiness
And loving ways bring love;
And Giving is the treasure
That contentment is made of.
~ Amanda Bradley
