“The natural world around us shows the way to relief. All of life is maintained by the sun, by the air, by water, by the earth and its resources. And to whom was the sun given? To everyone. If there is any one thing that people do have in common, it is the gift of sunlight. But as the early Christians said, "If the sun were not hung so high, someone would have claimed it long ago."” PeopleIfsWorldWayLongSaidShowsEarthChristianLife IsEnergyGivenWaterNaturalCommonSunOne ThingAirResourcesAlternativesReliefSunlightLong AgoHungNatural World Book:Eberhard Arnold: Writings Selected with an Introduction Source: Eberhard Arnold: Writings Selected with an Introduction
“The ability to laugh at life is right at the top, with love and communication, in the hierarchy of our needs. Humour has much to do with pain; it exaggerates the anxieties and absurdities we feel, so that we gain distance and through laughter, relief.” NeedsFeelsPainLife IsAbilityLaughingHumourCommunicationAnxietyLaughterGainsDistanceReliefAbsurdityHierarchyLaugh At LifeLove And Communication Author:Sara Davidson
“A rich man's body is like a premium cotton pillow, white and soft and blank. ''Ours'' is different. My father's spine was a knotted rope, the kind that women use in villages to pull water from wells; the clavicle curved around his neck in high relief, like a dog's collar; cuts and nicks and scars, like little whip marks in his flesh, ran down his chest and waist, reaching down below his hip bones into his buttocks. The story of a poor man's life is written on his body, in a sharp pen.” MenWellsKindLittlesDifferentStoriesUseBodyLife IsFatherWaterWhitePoorRichCuttingWrittenDogMarkBonesFleshHipsRanNecksReliefReachingPensVillageChestsScarBlankRopePillowWhipsSpineCottonRich ManPoor ManCollarsPremiumButtocks Author:Aravind Adiga
“Life is where you're at. Whatever you're doing is enough. You don't need to do everything well all the time. When you live your life like that, it's a huge relief.” NeedsWellsEnoughLife IsHugeReliefLive Your Life Author:Cindy Crawford
“Modern life ... is often a mechanical oppression and liquor is the only mechanical relief.” Life IsModernOppressionReliefModern LifeLiquor Author:Ernest Hemingway