Quotes on Life
The reason we still have many recurring problems today is that there are still many who don't listen nor see nor think nor feel what really matters. Let's not!
Many lose a chance to appreciate the beauty of life because of their conventional thinking, bad habits, and prejudices. They are not even aware of themselves inherited such by their predecessors who didn’t doubt their ignorance. - Art historian, E.H. Gombrich
...Use our voice for the voiceless. Talking about inequality, racism, queer rights, indigenous rights, or animal rights, we are taking about fight against injustice, the belief that one nation, one people, one race, one gender or one species has the right to dominate, control, use, and exploit another with impunity. We've become disconnected from the natural world... What we're guilty of is an egocentric world view... We go into the natural world , and we plunder it for its resources. We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow... we steal her baby even though her cries of anguish are unmistakable....then we put her milk in our coffee and our cereal... We fear the idea of personal change because we think we have to sacrifice something... but human beings are so inventive and creative and ingenious... When we use love and compassion as our guiding principles, we can create, develop, and implement systems of change that are beneficial to all sentient beings and to the environment. -Actor, Joaquin Phoenix
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. - Philosopher, Lao Tzu
