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“What most enlightened people consider as wealth has nothing to do with money. Seeking true wealth may mean seeking deeper relationships, more personal growth, or ways to create more meaning in life. Achieving true wealth means possessing the ability to enjoy the small, ordinary pleasures of life.”

“Atsisveikinimas - tai įsisąmoninimas, kad iš tikrųjų gyvenai, kad vis dar gyveni, nes kartais net per aštuoniasdešimt metų tam pritrūksta laiko. Tai - kiekvienos akimirkos pajautimas, tarsi minutės būtų rožinio kamuoliukai, kuriuos čiuopi pirštais ir kartoji: Ačiū už kiekvieną nuostabų mirksnį, kuris man skirtas. Per šias ilgas savo paties palydas Anapilin staiga pamatai begalę anksčiau nepastebėtų kasdienybės detalių: žėrinti dulkelytė nuo drugelio sparno tampa didesnė už juodu dangumi per amžius skriejančias planetas, o žvaigždės telpa delne, kad galėtum nuodugniai jas apžiūrėti. Žinoma, „drugeliai“ ir „žvaigždės“ yra ne tiek botanikos ar astronomijos vadovėlių objektai, o žmonės, jų jausmai, tarpusavio santykiai, buvimas drauge, skyriumi, vienulystė, ryšys su „mažaisiais broliais“ - gyvūnais, su stichijomis, su tuo, kas iš pažiūros negyva, su savimi, su Dievu.”

“Believe me, people do change and they change often and many times through their lifetime. However, due to naiveness, passivity and selfishness, they commonly change towards a more negative self, becoming less than they were. Positive changes are destined for those that seek them. Our world is, by default, designed to bring us down. In order to go up, one must consciously seek to dream and manifest dreams, by learning, reading, asking meaningful questions and actively making connections with others. One must, at least, love.”

“I think I might be a bit mentally disabled.” “Disabled, eh? Really?” "Yes, because the others grow up, become acquainted with death, love, and how life is in general. They accept it, and cohabit peacefully with everything. Not me. I cannot get used to it. Every day I am born all over again, and start learning from scratch. Every night it’s as if I were dying, to be reborn in the morning. I suffer from insomnia, maybe that’s why. Your colleague yesterday spoke of the alphabet and the ways they teach us at a young age to interpret things. How do we consider someone unable to learn the alphabet? They’re disabled, I say...”

“I used to believe in happy endings,” the answer followed, spoken in perfect Therian, surprising Alison. “The way every person out there is given with greater cause and deserves happiness. But one person I met told me their theory. I don’t completely agree, but... some of us are just a little stone in an enormous wall, existing just to help push or inspire others.” After taking another bottle, she stroked her cheek and pulled away. “The man will look at the poor stranger and decide not to be him. Some of us suffer just to give an opportunity for others to be happy. If my existence makes someone happy in the future, it’s okay.”

“My father..." Daisy began, then bit her lip. This man was her father's business partner. It was not appropriate to run to Westcliff with complaints. But the patience in his expression encouraged her to continue. "He called me a parasite," she said, keeping her voice soft to avoid disturbing Lillian. "He asked me to tell him how the world has benefitted from my existence, or what I had done for anyone." "And your reply?" Westcliff asked. "I... couldn't think of anything to say." Westcliff's coffee-colored eyes were unfathomable. He made a gesture for her to approach the settee, and she obeyed. To her astonishment, he took her hand in his and gripped it warmly. The usually circumspect earl had never done such a thing before. "Daisy," Westcliff said gently, "most lives are not distinguished by great achievements. They are measured by an infinite number of small ones. Each time you do a kindness for someone or bring a smile to his face, it gives your life meaning. Never doubt your value, little friend. The world would be a dismal place without Daisy Bowman in it.”

“Nestes dez contos sobre psicoterapia há poucas discussões explícitas acerca do significado da vida. A busca de significado, muito semelhante à busca de prazer, deve ser conduzida indiretamente. O significado resulta da atividade significativa: quanto mais o procurarmos deliberadamente, menos provável será seu encontro; as perguntas racionais que alguém pode fazer a respeito do significado sempre excederão as respostas. Na terapia, assim como na vida, a presença de significado é um subproduto do vínculo e do comprometimento, e é nesse sentido que os terapeutas devem dirigir seus esforços - não que o vínculo ofereça uma resposta racional às perguntas sobre significados, mas porque faz com que essas perguntas não tenham importância.”

“Cosa c'è, Giada? Qual è il problema? Sospiro. ‑ Non so come spiegare... Voglio partire, viaggiare, conoscere. C'è... C'è qualcosa che mi sfugge. Non trovo un senso alle cose. Tutto è confuso. La mia vita non ha senso, non ha scopo. Ogni cosa che faccio è guidata dal caso, spinta dall'istinto. Non so dove mi sta portando tutto ciò. Non so se sto guidando la mia vita... Ho paura di vivere una vita banale, insignificante, vuota. Lo guardo e ho gli occhi lucidi. Mi trema la voce. È la prima volta che lo dico a voce alta. Ema mi tira a sé e mi abbraccia. (...) ‑ È normale, Giada. Tutti... Tutti passiamo dei momenti così. L'importante è non lasciare che il senso della vita diventi più importante della vista stessa. Sei viva, Giada, sei viva. Non vedi che magia!”

“The thing he most compulsively desired, most stubbornly searched and strove for, was granted to him, but more abundantly than is good for a human being. Initially all he dreamed of and wished for, it later became his bitter lot. Those who live for power are destroyed by power, those who live for money by money; service is the ruin of the servile, pleasure the ruin of the pleasure-seeker. Thus it was Steppenwolf's independence that proved his downfall.”

“Truth changes with the season of our emotions. It is the shadow that moves with the phases of our inner sun. When the nights falls, only our perception can guess where it hides in the dark. Within every solar system of the soul lies a plan of what truth is--- the design God has created, in our own unique story. This is as varying as the constellations, and as turning as the tide. It is not one truth we live to, but many. If we ever hope to determine if there is such a thing as truth, apart from cultural and personal preferences, we must acknowledge that we are then aiming to discover something greater than ourselves, something that transcends culture and individual inclinations. Some say that we must look beyond ourselves and outside of ourselves. However, we don’t need to look farther than what is already in each other. If there was any great plan from a higher power it is a simplistic, repetitious theme found in all religions; the basic core importance to unity comes from shared theological and humanistic virtues. Beyond the synagogue, mosques, temples, churches, missionary work, church positions and religious rituals comes a simple “message of truth” found in all of us, that binds theology---holistic virtues combined with purpose is the foundation of spiritual evolution. The diversity among us all is not divided truth, but the opportunity for unity through these shared values. Truth is the framework and roadmap of positive virtues. It unifies diversity when we choose to see it and use it. It is simple message often lost among the rituals, cultural traditions and socializing that goes on behind the chapel doors of any religion or spiritual theology. As we fight among ourselves about what religion, culture or race is right, we often lose site of the simple message any great orator has whispered through time----a simplistic story explaining the importance of virtues, which magically reemphasizes the importance of loving one another through service.”