#life-lessons

"I cannot tell you what it is that guides us in this life; but for me, I fell toward the Chairman just as a stone must fall toward the earth. When I cut my lip and met Mr. Tanaka, when my mother died and I was cruelly sold, it was all like a stream that falls over rocky cliffs before it can reach the ocean. Even now that he is gone I have him still, in the richness of my memories."

"Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it...Don't allow his anger to become your anger."

"Take what comes and live life without complaint. What will be, will be. Life is a woman's gift; death is God's."

"Student: I don't feel like living anymore. Teacher: If you don't feel like doing something then don't do. This means that in finding many ways how not to live your life, you have the possibility to discover how to live your life."

"Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!"

"Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you."

"Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes from embracing nonviolence and refusing to participate in the exploitation of the vulnerable"

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away.' But eating too many, is quite enough-plenty. And you'll have to go see the good doc anyway."

"Every game is winnable if you change your mind about what the prize should be and your perspective about the players at the table."

"Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up."

"I am forever grateful for not knowing—What would have been. WHAT WILL BE holds none of those bittersweet pangs and it is lit w joy."

"I think you don't grow up until you stop worrying about other people's purposes or lack of them and find the purposes you believe in for yourself."

"We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking."

"You will realize one day that all the money in the world cannot buy you happiness. Nor can it make you a person of good character."

"I don't care what you say to me. I care what you share with me."

"Life may not be pretty but it's always beautiful. We may only see the ugliness on the surface. The shit that only the world chooses to notice. But, if we dig deep, if we get to the heart of life, where there's no pain or fear, where we can just be who we are and love freely without judgement, it's really beautiful."

"You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun."

"Always blow your own trumpet, blowing someone else’s is unhygienic"

"Open the window of your mind. Allow the fresh air,new lights and new truths to enter."

"Every day you should wake up with the excitement in knowing that God’s plans for you are far greater than your dreams for yourself. The best is yet to come!"