“One should accept things as they are and not try to lift them to impossible heights; only if you let them be will they reveal their true worth.”
Source: An Interrupted Life: The Diaries, 1941-1943; and Letters from Westerbork
“That is your disease: you want to capture life in formulas of your own. You want to embrace all aspects of life with your intellect instead of allowing yourself to be embraced by life. You want to create the world all over again each time, instead of enjoying it as it is.”
Source: An Interrupted Life: The Diaries, 1941-1943; and Letters from Westerbork
“No one learns significantly from conclusions.”
Source: Becoming a Person
“Our obsession of being accepted by others has turned us into a society that has No shame . No love. No remorse . No morals. No role models. No direction. No rules. No laws. No gender . No culture. No religion. No respect of others and for ourselves. Mostly we have No boundaries. That is why the things are the way they are now.”
“Awareness is not a state you force. There is little effort involved, though persistence is key. It’s something you actively allow to happen. It is a presence with, and acceptance of, what is happening in the eternal now.”
Source: The Creative Act: A Way of Being
“Never search for open doors with self-absorbed people. Be selective about the people you associate with and collaborate with.”
Source: Beyond the Closed Door: Unique Keys to Unlock Destinies
“She looked at his face, and she turned her own face to the wall. For his look was other than hers, his way was not her way. She had denied him what he was—she saw it now. She had refused him as himself.—And this had been her life, and his life.—She was grateful to death, which restored the truth.”
Source: Odour of Chrysanthemums
“The pain we feel so deeply inside is the longing to capture moments in life. It is an illusion of the mind that this time can always be kept.
We have to let the moments go and learn to accept the goodbyes. No matter the joy or sorrow, keep your heart open and your spirit willing. Embrace the highs and lows of life, cherishing each moment as it passes; that is the essence of living.”
“If the world out-loves the church, then we have implicitly nudged our children away from the loving arms of Christ.”
Source: People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
“Look from the gutter, all you see is one culture. Look from the sky, and you'll see a world full of color.”
Source: The Centurion Sermon: Mental Por El Mundo