We Must Discover The Joy

You have heard it said*: "If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life?  It is other life; it is love, which gives your life meaning.  This is harmony.  We must discover the joy of each other, the joy of challenge, the joy of growth."

And I say unto you: "No greater truth can be spoken."


*Mitsugi Saotome

The Perfect Work of Art

You have heard it said*: "I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos.  The pictures they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lead.  Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life.  That is the perfect work of art."

But I say unto you:  "There are an infinite number of things which make it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust because there are an infinite number of aspects of God and an infinite number of the manifestations of God.  Every time you see a beautiful painting, or hear melodious music, or read an inspirational piece of literature, then you are experiencing a manifestation of God.  And of all these manifestations, the greatest is experiencing a beautiful life.  That is the perfect work of art."



*W. Somerset Maugham

Make The Day Count

You have heard it said*:  "When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love - then make that day count!"

And I say unto you that no better advice can be given.



*Steve Maraboli

No Unused Thing

You have heard it said*: "Great trees have great uses; small trees have small uses.  Good and bad can all be used in their own way.  None are to be discarded.  Keep both good and bad friends.  You mustn't reject anything."

But I say unto you: "Good trees have great uses; bad trees have great uses.  Good and bad can all be used in their own way.  No unused thing ... and no person ... should be discarded.  Keep both good and bad friends.  You must not reject anything."



*Kyong Ho

Do Not Let Your Fire Go Out

You have heard it said*:  "Do not let your your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists... it is real... it is possible... it's yours."

But I say unto you: "Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all.  Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have not yet been able to reach  The world you desire can be won.  It exists ... it is real ... it is possible ... it can and will be yours."

*Ayn Rand

We Have Only This Moment

You have heard it said*: "Begin doing what you want to do now.  We are not living in eternity.  We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snow flake."

I say unto you that there is no greater truth.

*M. B. Ray

Imagination Transcends the Universe

You have heard it said*: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."

But I say unto you: "Imagination is more important than knowledge.  Knowledge is limited.  Imagination transcends the universe."


*Albert Einstein