Well in my opinion the meaning of life is to write one or two good poems and get as much bum as one can. I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works. The aim of life is self-development. To realize […]
“To live a meaningful life one must abandon private and petty interests and instead cultivate an interest in the eternal.” That Man is the product of causes which had no prevision of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his […]
The greatest strength, grace and meaning of life radiates form faith. This is something which defies verification in terms of rational logical and expression: If you came this way, Taking any route, starting from anywhere, At any time or at any season, It would always be the same: […]
“I guess when I was around 12 or 15…I had an existential crisis, and I was reading various books on trying to figure out the meaning of life and what does it all mean? It all seemed quite meaningless and then we happened to have some books by Nietzsche […]
The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning. Children, of course, begin life with an untarnished sense of wonder, a capacity to experience total joy at something as simple as the greenness of a leaf; but as they grow older, the awareness of death […]
“How do you measure the success of your life? The reason I mention is because we have to aggregate, we have a sense of hierarchy, wealth and so on. The reason that I concluded that God does not employ accountants is that He has an infinite mind. What that […]
Life is what you make of it. You are dealt a pack of cards, your DNA is fixed by your mother and your father; you maybe siblings but you may get different parts and parcels of the DNA. Your job is to make the best of the cards […]
Be kind to everything and everyone, including oneself, all the time, with no exceptions. Revere all of life in all its expressions, no matter what, even if one does not understand it. Presume no actual reliable knowledge of anything at all. Ask God to reveal its meaning. Intend […]
There is a special kind of person in our world who finds himself alone and isolated, almost since birth. His solitary existence isn’t from a preference or an antisocial temperament – he is simply old. Old in heart, old in mind and old in soul, this person is an old […]
1- Dedication and passion. I am completely focused on my work and get up at four in the morning, for many hours painting in my studio, detail after detail, layer after layer, month after month—sometimes spending as much as four months on a single painting. 2- Uniqueness—whatever you create […]
Gina Mazza: There’s no mistake that we’re going through a collective recovery as a nation. In fact, Obama’s plan is called a Recovery Package. The last time the US went through a recession in the ’70s, our nation’s level of consciousness was below 200. So it makes sense that […]
Once upon a time, in an island there lived six feelings and emotions: Happiness, Knowledge, Love, Sadness, Richness and Vanity. One day they discovered that the island began sinking! So all of them built boats and canoes and left, one by one. Except for Love. Love wanted […]
“On the one hand, silence is like fertile soil, which, as it were, awaits our creative act, our seed,” Pärt says. “On the other hand, silence must be approached with a feeling of awe. And when we speak about silence, we must keep in mind that it has […]
“Let’s not pretend that things will change if we keep doing the same things. A crisis can be a real blessing to any person, to any nation. For all crises bring progress. Creativity is born from anguish, just like the day is born form the dark night. It’s […]
When a woman smiles, cherish her, be grateful and delight in the light of her eyes embosom her, for feeling happy and lucky. When a woman smiles, it means you caressed her soul, you made her fly through small gestures you reached into her soul When a woman […]
Highlighting Hoffman’s excellence from the April 2012 issue of Wired magazine This bright Saturday morning, Hoffman is talking about the meaning of life. “I don’t see it as happiness,” he says. “It’s nice to be happy. But the meaning of life is meaning — what’s the impact you’re having […]
We can be knowledgeable with other men’s knowledge, but we can’t be wise with other men’s wisdom ~Montaigne The Excellence Virtues; highlights from NYTimes.com, David Brooks First, there is love of learning. Some people are just more ardently curious than others, either by cultivation or by nature. Second, there is […]
The Garden Arch This painting was first begun with a stone wall. But one day I dreamt of an egret family at the end of a garden arch, and soon the vines replaced the wall. This became my quick impression of graceful birds, pure and affectionate. I thought […]
With so many scientific achievements we know so little of where we came from and where we are going. But we know even less of the most important discovery of all – Love. Only love can accept our differences as we journey through life. And only love can […]
Highlighting a few excellence values from the October 7, 2013 issue of Forbes, by Kerry A. Dolan FORBES: Warren, let’s start with you. How do the very affluent raise children to share their values? How did you do this in your family? You’ve successfully raised three children who are very […]
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