Modern society seems to be a celebration of all the things that lead away from the Truth, make Truth hard to live for, and discourage people from even believing that it exists. And to think that all this springs from a civilization that claims to adore life, but actually starves it of any real meaning; that endlessly speaks of making people “happy”, but in fact blocks their way to the source of real joy.
I want to be married and I want to be away from people.
Science has taken away our religion.
Renunciation is not getting rid of the things of this world, but accepting that they pass away.
When things are not working for us, instead of fighting and struggling, we need to say, "What's happening here? How am I not being true to who I am? What is pulling me away from my purpose?"
Tell everyone that your mistakes are art. You can get away with a lot that way.
I just didn't want to walk away from football without knowing what it meant to be a manager, or even wondering what it was like to be sacked.
I do not walk away in the face of adversity and never have.
I love reading but I never last very long because I fall asleep right away.