“अंतिम प्रस्थान
खुद की चिता को अब स्वयं आग करते हैं,
चलो इस अंतहीन पीड़ा का अब बहिष्कार करते हैं।
मीरा के उस प्रेम का अब राग करते हैं,
वैराग्य की राह का अब बस जाप करते हैं।
चलो इस बार भी हम सबको माफ़ करते हैं,
विरह के आलाप से खुद को ही साफ़ करते हैं।
चलो अब प्रेम का ही प्रकाश करते हैं,
प्रेम त्याग कर अब खुद का ही त्याग करते हैं।
अपनी अंतहीन पीड़ा का संहार करते हैं,
बैसाखी से अब सागर पार करते हैं।
चिता की अग्नि से अब आखिरी श्रृंगार करते हैं,
चलो हम भी अब खुद को माफ़ करते हैं।”
Source: गुनहग़ार (Gunahgar): by Amaan Shaikh
“Freud taught that for any human being kindness or cruelty, having a sense of justice or lacking it, depend on the accidents of childhood. We all know this to be true, but it goes against much of what we say we believe. We cannot give up the pretence that being good is something anyone can achieve. If we did, we would have to admit that, like beauty and intelligence, goodness is a gift of fortune. We would have to accept that, in the parts of our lives where we are most attached to it, freedom of the will is an illusion. We would have to own up to what we all deny—that being good is good luck. By making us face this awkward truth, Freud wounded the concept of
'morality' more deeply than did Nietzsche.”
Source: Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
“I want to be a good person. Lots of people realize that they do too, I think, when they have to live as adults for the first time. They see people with less than them and they have a realization that the main thing they want in life isn't necessarily to be rich or successful, but to be good.”
Source: Woman, Eating
“The lord will not favor you if you are virtuous. He is without favor.”
“If life is to be defined, let it be defined by acts of assimilation - if thought is to be defined, let it be defined by acts of conscience - if feelings are to be defined, let them be defined by acts of compassion.”
Source: Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace
“Someday, Devon thought, her promises would have worth.
Someday, she would have enough strength to force the world into the way it needed to be. She would be good, and so would Cai.
Somehow, in a place far from here.”
Source: The Book Eaters
“Women especially value the goodness of others and wish to help uplift those they meet regardless of their differences.”
Source: Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future
“Intelligence makes you capable, kindness makes you human.”
Source: Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn
“There are men who always confound the praise of goodness with the practice, and who believe themselves mild and moderate, charitable and faithful, because they have exerted their eloquence in commendation of mildness, fidelity, and other virtues.”
Source: The Rambler
“What is a human without humanity!
What is a heart without love!
What is a hand that doesn't help!
What is a mind that doesn't expand!
No need to answer. Just think.”
Source: Mukemmel Musalman: Kafir Biraz, Peygamber Biraz