“The human will stands beyond all circumstances. Everything must go down before the will, for that comes from God Himself; a pure and a strong will is omnipotent. Before it all the powers, even of nature, must bow down, succumb, and become its servants - the strong gigantic, infinite will in man.” MenHumansStrongCircumstancesPureInfiniteServantBowsOmnipotentStrong WillHuman WillEverything Must Go Author:Swami Vivekananda
“The threads of circumstance that lead to tomorrow are so tenuous that all the fussing and worrying about decisions is futile compared to the pure randomness of existence.” DecisionExistenceWorryTomorrowCircumstancesPureThreadRandomnessFussing Book:The artful dodger: images & reflections Source: The artful dodger: images & reflections
“What's madness but nobility of soul At odds with circumstance? The day's on fire! I know the purity of pure despair, My shadow pinned against a sweating wall, That place among the rocks--is it a cave, Or winding path? The edge is what I have........ ....... Dark,dark my light, and darker my desire. My soul, like some heat-maddened summer fly, Keeps buzzing at the sill. ~From "The Waking" by Theodore Roethke” KnowsSoulLightDesireDarkPathFireRocksWallCircumstancesPureDespairSummerShadowMadnessEdgesMy SoulHeatPurityWakingOddsCavesNobilitySweatingTheodore Author:Theodore Roethke
“Everyone has a choice. (Kiara) No, princess, they don’t. Choices aren’t always up to us. Life and circumstances can shred even the stoutest soul. No matter how pure and untainted you think you are, I promise you that you, too, can be shoved into the darkness, just like we were. (Syn)” ThinkingSoulMatterChoicesDarknessCircumstancesPromisePurePrincessI Promise Book:Born Of Night: Number 1 in series Source: Born Of Night: Number 1 in series