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a different way of life
What is … important is that we — number one: Learn to live with each other. Number two: try to bring out the best in each other. The best from the best, and the best from those who, perhaps, might … Continue reading
Posted in Cooperation, Culture, Hope, Humanity
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I believe in human beings
I believe in human beings, but my faith is without sentimentality. I know that in environments of uncertainty, fear, and hunger, the human being is dwarfed and shaped without his being aware of it, just as the plant struggling under … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Experience, Hope, Humanity, People
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Makes them kind themselves
No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work … Continue reading
No individual “I”
Man has no individual I. But there are, instead, hundreds and thousands of separate small “I”s, very often entirely unknown to one another, never coming into contact, or, on the contrary, hostile to each other, mutually exclusive and incompatible. Each … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Humanity, Life, People
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Imagination makes us infinite
“How infinitely superior to our physical senses are those of the mind! The spiritual eye sees not only rivers of water but of air. It sees the crystals of the rock in rapid sympathetic motion, giving enthusiastic obedience to the … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Hope, Humanity, Imagination, Nature
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So many particulars. So many questions.
A Worker Reads History Who built the seven gates of Thebes? The books are filled with names of kings. Was it the kings who hauled the craggy blocks of stone? And Babylon, so many times destroyed. Who built the city … Continue reading
Posted in Humanity, Individuality, Thanks
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I AM the people–the mob–the crowd–the mass
I AM THE PEOPLE, THE MOB I AM the people–the mob–the crowd–the mass. Do you know that all the great work of the world is done through me? I am the workingman, the inventor, the maker of the world’s food … Continue reading
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Adjusting humankind’s perspective
Space is as infinite as we can imagine, and expanding this perspective is what adjusts humankind’s focus on conquering our true enemies, the formidable foes: ignorance and limitation. — Vanna Bonta, The Impact of Space Activities Upon Society European Space … Continue reading
Posted in Humanity, Imagination, People, Travel, Universe
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Love is better than anger
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” –Jack Layton’s letter to Canadians, 2011 Response: Sometimes I let … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, freedom, Humanity, Life, Peace, Uncategorized
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What is essential about you?
Well, what is essential about you? And who are those who have helped you become the person that you are? Anyone who has ever graduated from a college, anyone who has ever been able to sustain a good work, has … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Hope, Humanity, Love, Thanks
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