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life is the moment we're living right now.
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When you make a decision, you are really diving in a strong current that will bring you to places you never dreamed of when you first made that decision
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In a few more days I'd anticipated telling Veronika that our injections had cured her heart condition. But in light of her unscheduled departure form Villette my telling that particular lie will not be required. The majority of people who attempt suicide repeat that attempt until they succeed. I took a risk in lying to her about her condition, i decided to test the only remedy i have come to have any faith in: awareness of life. Until she f..
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One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving
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Love never comes just a little bit at a time, I thought, as I watched him, absorbed in contemplation of the Virgin. The previous day, the world made sense, even without love's presence. But now we needed each other in order to see the true brilliance of things.
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you would have to give up all else, I alone would expect you to be your sole and exclusive standard
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Why don't people's hearts tell them to continue to follow their dreams? [...] Because that's what makes a heart suffer most, and hearts don't like to suffer.
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'y ykn mn ltqyt , sy`wd lZhwr , 'y ykn mn 'D`t , sy`wd . l tkhn ln`m@ lt~ mnHt . fhm m ydwr f~ khldk w stfhm m ydwr f~ khld lkhryn
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mouse was always depressed because he was afraid of cats. A great wizard took pity on him and turned him into a cat. Then he started to be afraid of dogs, and so the wizard turned him into a dog. Then he began to fear tigers. The wizard, who was very patient, used his powers to turn him into a tiger. Then he was afraid of hunters. Finally, the wizard gave up and turned him back into a mouse, saying: "Nothing I do will help you, because you ..
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It isn't love (or is it?), but that doesn't matter. My love belongs to me and I'm free to offer it to whomever I choose, even if it's unrequited. Of course, it would be great if it were requited, but if not, who cares.
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God uses silence to teach us to use words responsibly. He uses tiredness so that we can understand the value of waking up. He uses illness to underline the blessing of good health. God uses fire to teach us about water. He uses earth to explain the value of air. He uses death to show us the importance of life.
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Maybe these desert birds could explain to him the meaning of love without ownership.
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When you are in love , things make even more sense
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He who knows the treasure he has: his days and hours of life, which can change everything which goes on around him.
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lmr `ndm yHb ystTy` 'n yt`lWm kl shy , wy`rf 'mwran lm yjrw' qT `l~ ltfkyr bh , l'n lHb mftH fhm jmy` l'srr
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Fate is never unfair to anyone. We are all free to love or hate what we do.
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Then, we warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know that the Universe is conspiring in our favor even though we may not understand how.
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Because, instead of bitterness, you feel enthusiasm. That is the only difference. Apart from that, one must respect the Mystery, and humbly accept that God has a plan for us. A generous plan, which leads us towards His presence, and which justifies these millions of stars, planets, black holes, etc. which we see tonight,
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Evidently this safety is completely false; no one can control anything, and a change always appears at the moment one least expects it, taking us surprise and with no chance to react or fight.
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wHdhm l'Hy ymwtwn
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Each morning brings a hidden blessing; a blessing which is unique to that day, and which cannot be kept or re-used. If we do not use this miracle today, it will be lost.
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In the words of a Persian sage: love is a disease no one wants to get rid of. Those who catch it never try to get better, and those who suffer do not wish to be cured.
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If you don't want to believe me, you don't have to do anything about it.
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Tomorrow, sell our camel and buy a horse. Camels are traitorous: they walk thousands of paces and never seem to tire. Then suddenly, they kneel and die. But horses tire bit by bit. You always know how much you know you can ask of them, and when it is that they are about to die.
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It is your blessing, the path God has chosen for you here on Earth. Whenever a man does that which gives him enthusiasm, he is following his Legend. However, not everyone has the courage to face up to his own dreams.
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ndm yhbT llyl , yurj` m`h kl lmkhwf lmkhtby'@ fy Hny 'nfsn mndh lTfwl@
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For example, two people might be cooking the same meal and using exactly the same ingredients, but one is pouring Love into what he does and the other is merely trying to fill his belly. The result will be completely different, even though Love is not something that can be seen or weighed. The person making the Offering is always rewarded. The more he shares out his affection, the more his affection grows.
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l'lm ldh~ nsh`r bh 'n w'nt ln yzwl 'bdan . lkn l`ml sys`dn `l~ tHmWlh l'n l`dhb l ymknh lnyl mn jsd mt`b
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ljbn , l ytrkwn lnr tulhb qlwbhm wkl m yrGbwn fyh hw 'n y`wd lwD` l~ sbq `hdh 'm lshj`n fyDrmwn lnr f~ kl mhw qdym wby'd Ht~ lw kn lthmn ldh~ sydf`wnh l`dhb ldkhl~ fytkhlWwn `n kl sh~ wysyrwn qdman l~ l'mm
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Item one: the law of the will. We just talked about this: one should only do that which truly fills our hearts with enthusiasm. If we brush this aside, if we put off the moment to live that which we dream of, we lose the energy necessary for any important transformation in our lives. Someone once put this most succinctly: "I don't know the secret of success - but the secret of failure is to always try to follow the will of others."
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Love is also a mysterious thing: the more we share it, the more it multiplies.
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She hated the love she had been given, because it had asked for nothing in return, which was absurd, unreal, against the laws of nature
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n lnsn bHj@ l~ 'sw' mfyh lky yblG 'nbl mfyh
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I will not talk to my own darkness anymore, I promised myself, closing the door on the Other. A fall from the third floor hurts as much as a fall from the hundredth. If I have to fall, may it be from a high place.
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hdh hw m `lmtny lGb@ yh , 'nk ln tkwny ly mTlq , wbhdh fln 'fqdk 'bd
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Fear reaches only to the point where the unavoidable begins; from there on, it loses its meaning. And all we have left is the hope that we are making the right decision
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swf 'tdhkrk dy'm , wswf ttdhkrynny , mthlm ntdhkr llyl wlmTr ldhy ytsqT `l~ lnwfdh , wkl l'shy lty Hwln , wl nstTy` mtlkh
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You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursing his destiny. If he abandons that pursuit, then it wasn't true love...
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They know what the "perfumes" are going to say because they always say the same thing, but they pretend to believe them anyway. (a)"I could change your life." (b)"A lot of women would like to be in your shoes." (c)"You're young now, but what will become of you in a few years' time? You need to think about making a longer-term investment." (d)"I'm married, but my wife . . ." (This opening line can have various endings: ". . . is ill,..
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a warrior of the light is always committed. He is the slave of his dream and free to act
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klm qtrbn mn tHqyq 'Hlmn, 'SbHt l'sTwr@ lshkhSy@ df`an Hqyqyan llHy@.
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We are afraid to change because we think that, after so much effort and sacrifice, we know our present world. And even though that world might not be the best of all worlds, and even though we may not be entirely satisfied with it, at least it won't give us any nasty surprises. We won't go wrong. When necessary, we will make a few minor adjustments so that everything continues the same.
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If we resist the temptation to allow other people to define who we are, then we will gradually be able to let the sun inside our own soul shine forth.
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Love always triumphs over what we call death. That's why there's no need to grieve for our loved ones, because they continue to be loved and remain by our side.
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