“Don't let the mental images of what's "supposed to be", take away your right to "just be". Always remember that.” Life And LivingMental HealthMental Health QuotesMental Health Awareness Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Every single sorrow in my heart came about as a result of my forgetting who I am. Every single catastrophe that has happened in my life was designed to cause me to forget who I am. If there is one weapon you need to repeatedly pick up and continuously hold onto, that is the sword and shield and armour of KNOWING THYSELF. Know your soul, see your spirit, look at who you are and breathe it. This is your mission in life. This is the treasure your enemy wants to steal.” Wisdom QuotesLife And LivingSelf RealizationKnow ThyselfThe Art Of WarSorrows Of LifeTactics Of The EnemyThe Wart Of Warfare Author:C. JoyBell C.
“When you are only able to fight for another person when they share your own lifestyle, your own religion, your own beliefs, or your own gender; that is not fighting for "another person" or for "other people" at all. That is fighting for YOUR OWN IDEALS, YOUR OWN PERSON, and WHAT YOU WANT! Empathy is not empathy when it is only applied to what benefits yourself, your circle, and your beliefs. Empathy is NOT empathy until it reaches beyond your own personal limitations and your own personal interests!” Life And LivingEmpathySelfishnessEmpathsSelfish PeopleEmpathy QuotesWhat Is Empathy Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Those that feel shame, will want you to feel shame. Those that cannot speak, will want to cut your tongue. Those who are in cages, will trip you with sticks and pull you into their cages. Things never never want to be alone: bound things, shamed things, mute things-- they never want to be alone. They are the plagues of life. Rid yourself of them.” Wisdom QuotesLife And LivingGuidance QuotesGuidance In LifeRise Above QuotesGuidance For LifeRise Above Your Weakness Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Sometimes the cure for depression is not seeing more happiness around; rather, is in fact seeing how much happiness can exist in hell. From day one, we are fixated on attaining a state of envisioned "paradise"; both here in this life on Earth and in the "afterlife" in the form of "Heaven". Us humans are always reaching for this Heaven-state while still here on Earth, making anything and anybody that falls short feel like a less-acceptable living thing. We are making the Gargoyles feel unwanted because all we want are Angels. Those who are less than happy do have a place in this world, a place in this life. And it's time everyone stop reaching for illusions and start reaching in front of them and beside them and behind them, to hold the hands of those around them. We chase after illusions; we forget people.” Wisdom QuotesDepressionLife And LivingMental IllnessAnxiety DisordersDepression QuotesGuidance Quotes Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Happiness is a strange thing; even when it's a deep happiness and makes you see everything in a soft glowy light. It's like this cloak that you wear so you only see the good parts on top of the soil. But then you can't forget that the soil is where the roots are. You can be happy for so long looking at all the roses, that you start to miss what it felt like to be curled amongst their roots, entwined within the warmth of the damp dirt, roots wrapped around your limbs. You can begin to forget that depth. You can begin to forget who you are. Maybe happiness isn't any better; maybe it's just something we do to make the days brighter. Like a lamp post. But lamp posts drown out the stars, you see.” HappinessWisdom QuotesLife And LivingDepthHappiness Quotes Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Life is never a complacent thing. It's more like a verb. You're not just alive; you have to consciously fuel every moment with life, regardless of whether or not your reality lines up with your ideals. Your life is not what your ideals are. Your life is what you actually have when you wake up in the morning and when you go to sleep at night. So what are you gonna do with that?” LifeLife LessonsLife QuotesLife And LivingLiving Life To The FullestLiving WellLive Life So Well Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Don't make the mistake of ruining your future, so that you can save your past. You've got this one, precious life. So what are you gonna do with it?” Life LessonsLife PhilosophyLife And LivingLife Quotes And SayingsLife Lesson QuotesFuture InspirationalLiving Your Best Life Author:C. JoyBell C.
“She said to me, "I'm just looking towards the day when I get out of this hell, and asking myself if I will ever get out of it." And I said to her, "Something I have learned in life is that we often don't get out of hell; we just learn how to live in it." And tears fell down her face.” Life LessonsHellWisdom QuotesLife And LivingLife Quotes And SayingsLearning ProcessLearning To LiveGoing Through Hell Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I was talking to a friend last night, about pain. She said, "Pain doesn't go away, does it? It just lessens with time." And I said, "I think that the pain can be turned into other things... the pain is like the holes in the ground, but I think that we can turn the holes in the ground into little pools of water we can jump into. It's still a part of us, but, we can change its nature. Hopefully. Sometimes." And I think that just might be true.” PainLife LessonsLife PhilosophyLife And LivingLife Quotes And SayingsLiving LifePain QuotesWisdom InspirationalLiving WellLiving Well Quotes Author:C. JoyBell C.
“We choose the countenance that we wear each day.” Life LessonsLife PhilosophyLife And LivingLife ChoicesLiving WellLiving In The Present Author:C. JoyBell C.
“My pursuit of spirituality does not consist of ritual, nor of regimen. My spirituality is embodied by laughter and heartfelt enjoyments. My spirituality does not make me look serious and dignified. But my spirituality makes me look awe-inspired like a child. Try to take this away from me and I will run from what you try to feed me. There is no truer truth than innocence, no truer truth than joy.” Life LessonsReligionSpiritualityWisdom QuotesLife And LivingGuidance QuotesGuidance In Life Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Life is beautiful and weird.” LifeLife QuotesLife And LivingReality Of LifeReality QuotesLife And Living Insight Author:C. JoyBell C.
“If you feel that there is something more for you, that there is something more in this life that is meant for you, if you believe that, if you feel your bones ache at night echoeing this yearning back at you; then by all means, go and find it!” Life And LivingLife Quotes And SayingsLife Lesson QuotesPassionate LivingFind It Author:C. JoyBell C.
“People say: "This is how to win" and "That is how you lose." But what if we're not here to win? What if we are here to live?” Wisdom QuotesLife And LivingWise SayingsWise QuotationsLife And Living Life PhilosophyLife And Living Insight Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Everyone screams for help in their own different way. Just because you don't understand it, does not mean they're not screaming. Let's not have opinions or judgments on how people survive their lives.” Life QuotesLife And LivingMental HealthWords To Live ByJudgmentalitySurvive LifeSurviver Author:C. JoyBell C.
“My life is a daily celebration. I choose who to invite to my party, and who doesn't get an invitation. And I'd be damned if I spent my time standing at the door, looking out and wondering where some people are, while my home is filled with people who are there to celebrate with me. Every day, I am going to party with the people whom I invited, the people who matter.” Life LessonsLife QuotesLife PhilosophyWisdom QuotesLife And LivingMoving OnCelebrationCelebration Quotes Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Someone asked me, "What does it mean to be unforgettable?" and I answered, "Being unforgettable means having an absence that is felt just as much as your presence." An absence that is felt just as strongly as the presence. Today, people strive to become unforgettable and they believe the way to achieve this is by constantly reminding others of their attributes and their existence, lest they are forgotten. Lest anyone forget they are beautiful or talented or powerful. But that is not unforgettable; that is desperation. Absence is an attribute, this is what people do not know! Absence is an attribute just as much as presence is. When people feel your absence just as much, or perhaps even more than, they feel your presence-- this is what it means to be unforgettable.” Life And LivingAbsencePresenceUnforgettable Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I think that many people will intentionally overlook all of the lifeless facts about their relationship with their significant other, just because they do not want to go through the trouble of breaking up, because it's safe, because other people expect it of them, because there is a fear of being alone... and in the process of doing this, they miss out on the life that is meant for them. Our lives must not be lived to be safe, to be out of trouble, to meet the expectations of others, and to avoid fear. On the contrary, our lives must be lived with courage, which can only be present if there is fear; our lives must be lived for what we know in our hearts is for us, not for what other people believe is for us; our lives must be lived even when it is not safe and even when things are troublesome. To die in full knowledge that you have pleased everyone safely, or to die in full knowledge that you seized what you knew was meant for you -- which way do you choose to die? Because that is the way you must choose to live!” RelationshipsCourageLife PhilosophyLife And LivingSeize The DayCourage In LifeCourage To Be OneselfHow To Live LifeHow To LiveTime To Let GoRelationships QuoteThe Life That Is Meant For You Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Acceptance" is a very important word in our lives. People drive themselves into madness and death thinking about the chasm that exists between their ideals and their actual reality that they are living. There must be a balance between improvement of one's self and one's circumstances and the acceptance of reality. There is a beautiful dance that one must learn, which involves embracing the reality of your life as you would embrace a Latin dance partner on the ballroom floor, and moving that partner (your reality) in graceful strides, towards where you want to be situated, on that dance floor. If you dance with no partner (your current reality), you will arrive at your destination empty. Empty. That is, if you ever arrive at all. But when you dance with that partner, embracing and accepting it for all of its flaws and its redeeming qualities, you will be able to move across that dance floor as a full, whole person. Wherever you end up stopping in that ballroom, you will stop there as a whole person, not an empty one. So, accept the mistakes that have been done unto you and the mistakes that you have done. Accept the fact that you didn't grow up perfectly and you are not perfect now. Accept, embrace, love the people who are given to you to love. And love yourself just as you are.” AcceptanceWords Of WisdomWisdom QuotesLife And LivingReality Of LifeBeing RealSuccessful LivingSuccessful LifeGuidance QuotesAttaining GoalsInspirational Quites Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Misunderstandings are a normal part of life, and the outcomes of these depend upon how we choose to react to them.” Inspirational QuotesWisdom QuotesLife And LivingDaily LifeGuidance QuotesMisunderstandingsThe Power Of ChoiceChoose Your Reactions Author:C. JoyBell C.
“All pain comes from the distance between where you are now and where you want to be; from the distance between what you have and what you want; the difference between who you are now and who you wish to become. And all joy comes from the constant flow in the river of life: flowing with the reality of what is, right here and right now, and moving freely into wherever direction that river takes you. Control leads to pain because control assumes that one knows better than life itself.” Life LessonsLife QuotesLife PhilosophyLetting GoLiving WellLiving In The PresentLiving In The MomentMovement QuotesControl Issues Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I don't understand people who are obsessed with making things last. We don't even last! Don't we all die? But is that what matters? Because I think what matters is that we lived! A boy once asked me, "What if we don't last forever? That's my fear." I told him, "Why would that matter, after we've already lived?” Life QuotesLife PhilosophyLife Quotes And SayingsOne LifeOne Life Dont Stop Living ItOne Lifetime Author:C. JoyBell C.
“The worst kind of person is the type that goes around minimizing the achievements of other people. If anything at all, I want to maximize whatever achievements and admirable qualities another person has. The better you do, or are, the louder I'll cheer for you. I am into wanting eagles to soar further and higher. I'm not a chicken farmer. There are so many chicken farmers. I cannot stand people who cannot stand in the light of another without trying to diminish it.” Life PhilosophyPeople RelationsEnvy QuotesPeople NaturePeople Inspire PeopleEnvying Successful PeopleEnvy Is Evil Author:C. JoyBell C.
“People think that saving their pride is worth something. But it's not. Plenty of faces have been saved at the expense of murdered hearts. You need a heart to be alive; a face can't do that for you.” Life PhilosophyPrideEgoLiving WellLiving Your Best LifeEgo QuotesPride QuotesEgo Centric Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Healing is like a twisty pretzel, it's never linear. The process of healing is not something we need to be seeing as a staircase (one step higher after the other); but we need to see it as a part of life, an element of life, which is exactly what it is. Today you'll be better, tomorrow you'll be out of control, the next day you might be worse than that, and after that you'll be on top all over again. Like a pretzel. And there's salt all over it, too! But that's just like all other processes we go through, because life is a dance all over the dance floor; it's not an elevator ride. It's not one floor after the other. I mean, if it were that way then it wouldn't be worth living, would it? So, the next time you feel like you're losing your battle, remember that it's all about the salty pretzel: and at the end of the day, the pretzel is gonna be good. And you're gonna have a coke to wash it down. And you're gonna be okay.” HealingLife PhilosophyHealing QuotesHealing JourneyHealing ProcessHealing YourselfHealing Your Life Author:C. JoyBell C.
“The character traits which you do not appreciate about another person are also the very same tools that person has used to circumnavigate their life. We must not face another individual while bearing criticism for what we don't approve about them, because the traits people develop are their necessary tools applied to their own unique lives. Instead of criticizing, ask yourself, what kind of a life has this other person lived, that require such tools to be necessary. And what tools might you be yielding as a result of your own distinct journey, that others may also not understand?” Life PhilosophyCriticismLife And Living Life PhilosophyUnderstanding OthersCriticism QuotesUnderstanding LifeLife And Living InsightCriticizing OthersLife And Living Life Lessons Author:C. JoyBell C.
“The worst thing about a person, in your eyes, might be the best thing about that person for them in their own lives. Their rebellion might be what kept them alive; their difficult personality might be what gave them an advantage in an oppressive family; a person's cynicism may be what kept them out of the hands of predators. We see the worst things because we don't live other people's lives. What we think is their worst, might have been their best; saving their own lives over and over again. And what's important to a life is to keep on living.” Life PhilosophyWisdom QuotesLife Lesson QuotesDo Not JudgeJudgmentalityNo JudgmentJudgmental Mind Author:C. JoyBell C.
“They're telling me that fairy tales are for learning how to slay dragons. But I'm telling them that I would never slay a dragon. I will mount the backs of dragons, I will fly with them. And if that doesn't happen in fairy tales, well then, I'll write my own.” Life PhilosophySelf AwarenessSelf RealizationDragonsFairy TalesSlaying Dragons Author:C. JoyBell C.
“It is like this: Some people care deeply but they don't know how to say it; then some people say words to make it seem like they care deeply, but in reality they don't. Some people care deeply only in the moment, like seeds which last in the soil for three days until dying out; and others can't see the moments, but their roots do run deep. Some people can imitate what it looks like to care deeply and they can fabricate that for a while though they never did feel anything on the inside of them; while others are incapable of showing outwardly how they feel on the inside, it is a monster they struggle with, their feelings so strong they cannot even let those beasts out of their cages, they fear their own creatures! Some people care deeply here, and over there, and all over the place, you never really know where they belong because they seem to belong to everyone and to everything; while others don't care about anybody but you can see where they belong, who they belong to, there is always this one person or those two people and small places. Some people belong to themselves only and if you want to be a part of their lives, you'll have to become a part of them and after you do, they will never leave you because you are inside of their bones now; while others don't even know who they are or where they're going and if you belong to someone like that, you could be here today and gone tomorrow! Some people don't care and don't act like they care and we don't believe them until they make us believe them; while others care and they act like they care and we don't believe them until it's too late. We are often wounded and torn, because we never know which kind of a person they are until we are either wounded and torn, or until we have found a home. It's either or, always either or, and neither of these outcomes are easy ones because either one will change your life.” WisdomWisdom QuotesTruth Of LifeWisdom QuotationsGuidance QuotesGuidance In Life Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Losing something happens in a day. An end takes one day. We all seem to focus on that one day, on that ending, rather than on the beautiful story that was created before the end came. We are obsessed with endings, so much so, that we would rather not live at all, than live and then lose. So, we have two choices: to not create our stories because we know that one day they have endings, or, to build our stories and therefore to live, filling the many years with memories and moments! An end takes one day to happen, but life takes place in the moments and in the memories that we choose to feel, to build, to hold. Don't miss out on the years, for the fear of one day.” LifeFearCourageWisdom QuotesLivingEndingsGuidance QuotesThe EndHow To Live LifeThe Meaning Of LifeLiving With Courage Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Enjoy, smile... wild... peace.” HappinessInspirational QuotesPeaceSmileWildness Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I don't understand dating.. and the other things that people do.. all I know is that you ought to find the one you recognize. The one who gives you four arms, four legs, four eyes, and has the other half of your heart. There's only one of those, so what are all the other things for? Like dating?” LoveLifeInspirationalInspirational QuotesRelationshipsLivingDatingTrue LoveInspirational Love Author:C. JoyBell C.
“The best love in the world, is the love of a man. The love of a man who came from your womb, the love of your son! I don't have a daughter, but maybe the love of a daughter is the best, too. I am first and foremost me, but right after that, I am a mother. The best thing that I can ever be, is me. But the best gift that I will ever have, is being a mother.” LoveInspirationalInspirational QuotesMotherInspiringTrue LoveMotherhoodMothersReal LoveMothers And SonsSons And MothersThe Best GiftThe Greatest GiftThe Love Of A Son Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Life begins when we get tired of our own bullshit. We must all get bloody tired of our own bullshit, in order for our lives to begin.” ChangeBullshitChange Your LifeNew StartNew BeginningNew Beginning QuotesBegin Your Life Author:C. JoyBell C.
“How could you love us being together?" he asked me "We are nothing alike and we are not meant for each other and we drive each other crazy, you love that? How can you love that?" So I told him "I know that we're not meant for each other, that we drive each other crazy, and that we are so different. But that's us. That's what we have; a wild nonsense. We are not good together, but together we are bad for each other. I love us together this way just like this. Because even if it's no good, it's what we have! It's us.” LoveInspirational QuotesRelationshipsLoversHumanMen And WomenTrue LoveLove StoryInspirational Love Author:C. JoyBell C.
“If people are going to be allowed to say "we love you" and "I love you", they'd better have the backbone to prove it. Love isn't just a word.” LoveInspirationalInspirational QuotesInspirational LoveReal Love Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Coco Chanel used to talk about wearing more than one string of pearls. Why wear one if you can wear two, or something to that effect. I think that one string of pearls is just fine. But that's because my pearls are black, hers were white.” FashionStyleValuePearlsQuotes For WomenCoco ChanelChanelBlack Pearls Author:C. JoyBell C.
“The diamond does not need to prove its worth. It is in fact the person who must teach him/herself to recognise the worth of real diamonds. A person must study this in school. A diamond does not go to school to learn how to prove its worth. It is the person who must go to school in order to recognise the worth of a diamond. Dear diamonds everywhere, stop trying to go to school. The worthy will recognise your worth.” Inspirational QuotesWisdom QuotesValueSelf WorthWorthGuidance QuotesDiamondsLove ThyselfKnow Your WorthInspirational Women S Quotes Author:C. JoyBell C.
“We know the value of the things for which we suffer. In this modern day and age, things and people are not actually losing value; but it is the knowledge of the value that is lost. Because in this day and age, everyone wants something that is easy. The easier, the better. And therefore all value is lost, and lost from all things that exist for which one has not toiled or suffered to some degree. All things valuable are worth suffering for. And indeed, the same thing can be multiplied in value, when you add your blood to it through suffering for it.” Wisdom QuotesValueAncient WisdomThe Law Of The GodsLoss Of ValueAncient WaysKnowing The Value Of SomeoneKnowing The Value Of Something Author:C. JoyBell C.
“The mark of a real man, is a man who can allow himself to fall deeply in love with a woman. But the reason why a man is often heartbroken, is because a woman can become overcome by the reality that she has made a man out of a boy, because it's just such an overwhelming process, a beautiful and powerful evolution. Therefore, a man needs to fall in love with a woman who knows that men don't happen every day, and when a man does happen, that's a gift! A gift not always given, and one that shouldn't be thrown away so easily.” MenLoveHeartbreakMen And WomenFalling In LoveValueInspirational LoveManhoodReal MenWise LoveBroken Hearted MenMen S InspirationalInspirational Men SThe Evolution Of The BoyThe Man In LoveWhen A Man Falls In LoveBe Wise In LoveThe Mark Of A Real ManThe Nature Of The WomanThe Way Of The Man S Heart Author:C. JoyBell C.
“The problem when you are a strong, capable, self-confident person, is that more often than not, people think that you don't really need things like comfort, reassurance, loyalty and guidance. People are more likely to look at you and say, "She doesn't need this", "She doesn't need that", "She's already all of this and all of that". But then the truth is that most probably, you are a strong, capable, self-confident person because you built yourself brick-by-brick into that person; because you HAD to BECOME that person; because you had determination enough to make yourself into the image that you knew you needed to become. At the heart of many strong, confident people, is a heart most longing of the things that most others simply take for granted.” TruthStrengthWisdom QuotesSelf ConfidenceVulnerabilityInner StrengthThe Truth About Confident PeopleThe Truth About Strong People Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Let us all stop being controlled by the fear of disappointing others and let us all learn how to stop perpetuating the cycle of manipulating our children through their fear of disappointing us. The people we love are allowed to be disappointed in us and we are allowed to be disappointed in the people we love. Everyone is allowed to experience life as it may flow. Nobody is born as a safeguard to other people's life experiences. Live AUTHENTICALLY; do not live out of the fear of dissapointing others nor out of the fear of being disappointed. And above all: change the narrative for the next generation. Your kids were not born *for* you. People are born for themselves.” ParentingParenting AdviceParenting ChildrenAuthentic LivingParenting TeensAuthentic LifeDisappointment QuotesInterpersonal Relationships Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Some people are really out here trying to win at everything. I just want to live authentically through tenderness. Imagine seeing life as a performance you have to win at; rather than an authentic daily experience. Imagine thinking that it's either victory or shame, either or. I just can't fathom it.” Authentic LivingSociopathyTenderness Of HeartNarcissistic PersonalityPsychopathic Personalities Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I think people believe empathy to be compassion, that compassion is an inner sense (a sense of the soul). But empathy is a sense, while compassion isn't a sense. Empathy is an affinity, a communion, a comprehension. They say that empathy is compassion, but I think that the two are independent of each other. You see, through empathy you will feel what another is feeling, including all those plans for manipulation and persuasion. You will feel everything, not just the parts that make you take compassion for the person, but also all the red flags! You see, empathy is a sense that works with the other senses such as foresight and intuition. So, we can feel compassion but we have to move with empathy.” CompassionEmpathyEmpathicHidden ThingsSenses Of The SoulThe Nature Of EmpathyInner SensesInspirational Knowledge Author:C. JoyBell C.
“We shouldn't judge people. But there's a difference between judging and observing. And sometimes as we observe, our eyebrows become raised. Observation with an attitude, that's what I like to call it.” HumorHumourJudgmentSociety ThinkingRaised EyebrowsJudgmentalityObservation With An AttitudeRaise Your Eyebrows Author:C. JoyBell C.
“There are different kinds of judgment-making. Naturally, when we meet people, we form judgments based upon how we were taught to see the world and other people (how we were raised, what we've experienced and etc.) The first kind of judgment-making is the more commonplace thing: to judge and to write that judgment in stone. The second kind of judgment-making is the kind that I do: to judge but then to write those judgments in the sand near the shoreline where the waves lap onto, that way, if I am wrong, the waves of truth may easily wash away any judgments I have made and thus I can be malleable and shaped easily by truth rather than by preconceived notions. The second kind of judgment is crucial to life, because it allows us to appreciate people and circumstances to the fullest. It allows us to live.” TruthInspirational QuotesChangeWisdom QuotesJudgmentInspirational LivingJudging OthersJudgmentalityInspirational PeopleLiving In TruthMalleabilityPreconceived Judgments Author:C. JoyBell C.
“Many people think that love represents chains, bondage, the opposite of freedom. But people who believe such things are simple-minded creatures who have been lied to, and who easily accept the general trend of the lie. It is in fact love that is the only thing powerful enough to set one free from even the most deeply-embedded and thoroughly-wound chains of the soul, the mind, and the body. The fact is that we are born into chains and born into bondages; these things are put upon us by fear, pain and doubt. When you are thoroughly loved by someone in mind and in heart, this has the power to set you so free, more free than you have ever been before. And that is because freedom is not the equivalent of detachment. Freedom is the equivalent of that which sets you free. And when someone loves you the way that only they can, that is what sets you free.” LoveFreedomWisdom QuotesTrue LoveInspirational LoveLovingBeing LovedGuidance QuotesLove Is FreedomThe Nature Of FreedomFreedom Is LoveThe Nature Of Love Author:C. JoyBell C.
“I have noticed that this hell we are in is purifying and refining the edges of my mind and heart. And then it made me think: what if that's what hell really is? What if everyone who goes to hell, goes there to come out purified and refined? What if it's just a stopover? What if nobody is ever really left there? What if everything, at one point, becomes, or is, utterly holy? (Don't chastise me for my thoughts, for I am never afraid to think.)” HellHolinessHadesUnderworldSacredness Author:C. JoyBell C.
“There is a law of the natural worlds (the spiritual and the physical) and this is something I have understood: that for every genuine existence, for every real manifestation and occurrence, there are are ten thousand falsities. Before you meet what or who is genuine, you will first have met, or known of, what is fake; and ten thousand times so! There is no need to feel disappointments, any number below ten thousand deceptions renders you a lucky person! And you ask why is there a need for this to happen? Well, if you have not known what is false first, there is no way to understand what then comes which is truth. What is lesser is so afraid of what is genuine, that it finds it necessary to imitate and duplicate that imitation ten thousand times over, for fear that you will finally meet what is real. The more important that one existence is, the more imitations there are in the world.” TruthWisdom QuotesGenuineFakeFalseDisappointmentsWarningsDeceptionsWhat Is RealImitationsWhat Is Original Author:C. JoyBell C.