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“The amount of time an individual may spend pondering over what his neighbor has and what he does not, is equivalent to the amount of time the individual has lost in becoming an equal to his neighbors.”

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“Υπάρχουν κάποιοι άνθρωποι, των οποίων η η μοίρα είναι ήδη γραμμένη. Όμως υπάρχουν και άνθρωποι οι οποίοι φτιάχνουν μόνοι τους τη μοίρα τους. Ελέγχουν μόνοι τους την τύχη τους. Αλλάζουν τη ζωή τους από τη μια στιγμή στην άλλη, σπρωγμένοι από όνειρα και συναισθήματα που άλλοι δεν κατέχουν. Δεν μπορώ να δω τη μοίρα σου, γιατί δεν έχει γραφτεί ακόμα. Θα τη γράψεις εσύ, με τα ίδια σου τα χέρια.”

“She wondered when her daughter would realise that for the most part, people weren't that different. Young and old, male or female, pretty much everyone she knew wanted the same things: The wanted to feel peace in their hearts, they wanted a life without turmoil, they wanted to be happy. The difference, she thought, was that most young people seemed to think that those things lay somewhere in the future. While most older people believed that they lay in the past.”

“Our world is moving so fast and we are apt to miss so much of what is happening "right now." If we can put down our smart phones for one moment and be present to what is around us, I believe these incidental meetings and strangers who come into our lives can give us unexpected fortitude, perspective and even wisdom just when we need them the most - if we are just awake, aware and open to these new insights.”