meaning of life
It put him in mind of something he had read a day or two previously in Zhuang-zi: The cunning waste their pains; The wise men vex their brains; But the simpleton, who seeks no gains, With belly full, he wanders free As drifting boat upon the sea.
from The Golden Days by Cao Xueqin
Margaret Leigh added 5mo ago
He could not go back and make amends. He could not vindicate Septimus with a raised glass, or bring him back to life with a drunken gesture. He could only – what? What could he do? Go on; and try to be wiser; and keep future promises better; and avoid future mistakes.
from Golden Hill by Francis Spufford
Margaret Leigh added 5mo ago
“To live consciously means to seek to be aware of everything that bears on our actions, purposes, values, and goals—to the best of our ability, whatever that ability may be—and to behave in accordance with that which we see and know.”
from All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation Book 1) by bell hooks
Margaret Leigh added 5mo ago
Individuals who choose to love can and do alter our lives in ways that honor the primacy of a love ethic. We do this by choosing to work with individuals we admire and respect; by committing to give our all to relationships; by embracing a global vision wherein we see our lives and our fate as intimately connected to those of everyone else on the p
... See morefrom All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation Book 1) by bell hooks
Margaret Leigh added 5mo ago
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