Now that another is suffering pain at thy hand, trust not that thy heart shall be exempt from affliction.
The tactics. . . no, amateurs discuss tactics,. . . . Professional soldiers study logistics.
Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.
The good old days are now.
What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It's not good at much else.
Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. . . Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. . . Because the dream is within you. No one can take your dream away.
The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people.
At least half of your mind is always thinking, I'll be leaving; this won't last. It's a good Buddhist attitude. If I were a Buddhist, this would be a great help. As it is, I'm just sad.
Maybe I want a black eye. Did you think of that?
I am trying to be honest with you and it hurts me. Now.
There are many kinds of open. . . Love is a word, another kind of open. . . Take my word for jewel in your open light.