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- One of the major lessons we learn from the unique complexity of life is the following: the only thing we can always expect when manipulating the living world is that there will be unexpected consequences. By definition, those consequences are rarely aligned with the initial goal of our intervention. Climate change, biodiversity loss, and our curren... See more
from Understanding Living Systems
“Every day I wake up and say, ‘I’m going to save a life.’ All day long I look for situations where I can save a life. And I do it. Every day I save at least one life. Today I probably saved five lives. And I feel good about it. Try it. Wake up tomorrow and say, ‘I’m going to save at least one life today.’ Even helping an old woman across the stree
... See morefrom HumanKind by Brad Aronson
- What is wisdom? I'd say it's knowing what to do in a lot of situations. I'm not trying to make a deep point here about the true nature of wisdom, just to figure out how we use the word. A wise person is someone who usually knows the right thing to do.
from Is It Worth Being Wise?
- The reasons parents don't want their teenage kids having sex are complex. There are some obvious dangers: pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. But those aren't the only reasons parents don't want their kids having sex. The average parents of a 14 year old girl would hate the idea of her having sex even if there were zero risk of pregnancy o... See more
from Lies We Tell Kids
Whenever there is an argument between two ideas, find the third idea.
“Boundary lines, of any type, are never found in the real world itself, but only in the imagination of the mapmakers.”
(Ken Wilber)
If you look at the trees and the mountains through windows that are wet from the rain of a storm, everything looks blurred and misshapen. Recognize your filters. Everything becomes beautiful when you change.
- “The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground.” — Chögyam Trungpa
from “The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. by Ehlie Luna
Don't expect injustice and trauma to pass you by.
Everyone has a rucksack to carry.
The trick is to learn to shoulder it and go out into the world cheerfully.