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Living, Loving & Learning
LIVING, LOVING AND LEARNING is a delightful collection of Dr. Buscaglia's informative and amusing lectures, which were delivered worldwide between 1970 and 1981. This inspirational treasure is for all those eager to accept the challenge of life and to profit from the wonder of love.
"An investment in life is an investment in change. When you are changing all the time, you’ve got to continue to keep adjusting for change, which means that you are going to be constantly facing new obstacles. That’s the joy of living. And once you are involved in the process of becoming, there is no stopping. You're doomed! You’re gone! But what a fantastic journey!"
"I think the loving person must return to spontaneity — return to touching each other, to holding each other, to smiling at each other, to thinking of each other, to caring about each other….Hugs are good, they feel nice, and if you don’t believe it, try it."
"We've got to learn to trust again, to believe again. Of course it's a risk, but everything is a risk. We need to begin to go beyond just ‘being’ again. We’ve got to get in touch with being human and there’s a difference."
"An investment in life is an investment in change. When you are changing all the time, you’ve got to continue to keep adjusting for change, which means that you are going to be constantly facing new obstacles. That’s the joy of living. And once you are involved in the process of becoming, there is no stopping. You're doomed! You’re gone! But what a fantastic journey!"
"I think the loving person must return to spontaneity — return to touching each other, to holding each other, to smiling at each other, to thinking of each other, to caring about each other….Hugs are good, they feel nice, and if you don’t believe it, try it."
"We've got to learn to trust again, to believe again. Of course it's a risk, but everything is a risk. We need to begin to go beyond just ‘being’ again. We’ve got to get in touch with being human and there’s a difference."
264 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1982
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About the author
Leo F. Buscaglia
72 books710 followersknown as "Dr. Love"
Dr. Felice Leonardo Buscaglia Ph.D. was a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California. He was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School (Los Angeles).
Leo Buscaglia authored a number of New York Times bestselling inspirational books on love and human reticences on the subject, including The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, Bus 9 to Paradise, Living Loving and Learning, Love and My Father. In lectures he often protested, in outrage at the comparative absence of writings on the subject, "I got the copyright for love!!!"
Dr. Felice Leonardo Buscaglia Ph.D. was a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California. He was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School (Los Angeles).
Leo Buscaglia authored a number of New York Times bestselling inspirational books on love and human reticences on the subject, including The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, Bus 9 to Paradise, Living Loving and Learning, Love and My Father. In lectures he often protested, in outrage at the comparative absence of writings on the subject, "I got the copyright for love!!!"
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October 21, 2012
I read it as a teenager and I remember that I loved it.
One of the highlights---this poem by a female student who wished to remain anonymous:
'Things you didn't do'
Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car,
And I dented it?
I thought you'd kill me,
But you didn't.
And remember the time I dragged you to the beach,
And you said it would rain, and it did?
I thought you'd say, "I told you so,"
But your didn't.
Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous?
And you were?
I thought you'd leave me,
But you didn't.
Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over the rug in your new car?
I thought you'd hit me,
But you didn't.
And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal,
And you showed up in jeans?
I thought you'd drop me,
But you didn't.
Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do,
But you put up with me, and you loved me, and you protected me.
There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you.
When you returned from Vietnam,
But you didn't.
One of the highlights---this poem by a female student who wished to remain anonymous:
'Things you didn't do'
Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car,
And I dented it?
I thought you'd kill me,
But you didn't.
And remember the time I dragged you to the beach,
And you said it would rain, and it did?
I thought you'd say, "I told you so,"
But your didn't.
Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous?
And you were?
I thought you'd leave me,
But you didn't.
Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over the rug in your new car?
I thought you'd hit me,
But you didn't.
And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal,
And you showed up in jeans?
I thought you'd drop me,
But you didn't.
Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do,
But you put up with me, and you loved me, and you protected me.
There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you.
When you returned from Vietnam,
But you didn't.
September 25, 2017
Διαβάστε μόνο αν είστε τύποι που πιστεύουν ότι μπορούμε και πρέπει να κυλιόμαστε αγκαλιασμένοι στα λιβάδια.
November 14, 2016
I generally hate self-help/inspirational type books, however this book holds a soft spot in my heart.
Living Loving and Learning is a collection of Leo Buscaglia's lectures and is replete with anecdotal interactions from students, readers, and friends. Buscaglia's message is inspired from everyday events that we often fail to notice. He points out most people take too many things for granted and become misguided by fame, authority, or money. They forget the real meaning of living and loving. Buscaglia says that we have an obligation to become all we can be; that we can't give what we don't possess, therefore in order to give ourselves, we need to cultivate what we have to offer. He also teaches us that everything we do must be done with love and that our actions impact those around us.
Buscaglia teaches that it is one thing to have achievements and successes in life, yet it is another thing to live the way humans were meant to live – through the senses, through relationships, and through perpetual self-improvement. And the most wonderful message I took from this book is that acts of love can not only build bridges between people, and change people's day but can also change people's life.
Living Loving and Learning is a collection of Leo Buscaglia's lectures and is replete with anecdotal interactions from students, readers, and friends. Buscaglia's message is inspired from everyday events that we often fail to notice. He points out most people take too many things for granted and become misguided by fame, authority, or money. They forget the real meaning of living and loving. Buscaglia says that we have an obligation to become all we can be; that we can't give what we don't possess, therefore in order to give ourselves, we need to cultivate what we have to offer. He also teaches us that everything we do must be done with love and that our actions impact those around us.
Buscaglia teaches that it is one thing to have achievements and successes in life, yet it is another thing to live the way humans were meant to live – through the senses, through relationships, and through perpetual self-improvement. And the most wonderful message I took from this book is that acts of love can not only build bridges between people, and change people's day but can also change people's life.
October 29, 2015
Δεδομένης της διαφήμισης και των κριτικών που έχω δει ήταν πολύ κατώτερο των προσδοκιών μου.Κατά τη γνώμη μου δεν τόσο ωραίο όσο το παρουσιάζουν.Επαναλαμβάνεται συνεχώς,είναι κάπως κουραστικό και βαρετό βιβλίο.Σε κάποιους μπορεί να φανεί ουτοπικό,σε κάποιους θα αρέσει πάρα πολύ.Δεν με βοήθησε και τόσο στην ψυχολογία μου,ούτε ένιωσα ευτυχισμένη μόλις το τελείωσα.Ε,όχι δα!Μου θύμισε τις ανοησίες που διάβασα στον Αλχημιστή του Κοέλιο.
December 16, 2016
Μεταδίδει τέτοια κύματα αισιοδοξίας που δεν γίνεται να μεινεις ανεπηρεαστος. Αν και ήμουν επιφυλακτική όταν το ξεκίνησα με συνέπηρε ο τρόπος σκέψης/γράφης. Πρέπει να ήταν υπόδειγμα ανθρώπου. Ειλικρινά θα ήθελα να είχα παρακολουθήσει κάποια διάλεξή του.
Όλα τα κεφάλαια του βιβλίου είναι σε μορφή διαλέξεων, κάποια αναντίρρητα έχουν περισσότερο ενδιαφέρον αλλά όλα περιέχουν ηθικά διδαγμάτα. Μ 'αρεσε που επαναλαμβάνεται σε κάποια σημεία γιατί με αυτό τον τρόπο αφομοιώνεις καλύτερα τα γραφόμενά του. Ο Χόρχε παραμένει ο αγαπημένος μου αλλά αναγνωρίζω στον Λεο τα τεράστια αποθέματα αγάπης που είχε και τα μετεδιδε χωρίς να περιμένει αντάλλαγμα.
Κάθε μέρα πριν ξεκινήσω τη μέρα μου διαβάζω το εξής χωρίο
''Γίνε λοιπόν ο πιο τρυφερός, συναρπαστικός άνθρωπος του κόσμου''.
Όλα τα κεφάλαια του βιβλίου είναι σε μορφή διαλέξεων, κάποια αναντίρρητα έχουν περισσότερο ενδιαφέρον αλλά όλα περιέχουν ηθικά διδαγμάτα. Μ 'αρεσε που επαναλαμβάνεται σε κάποια σημεία γιατί με αυτό τον τρόπο αφομοιώνεις καλύτερα τα γραφόμενά του. Ο Χόρχε παραμένει ο αγαπημένος μου αλλά αναγνωρίζω στον Λεο τα τεράστια αποθέματα αγάπης που είχε και τα μετεδιδε χωρίς να περιμένει αντάλλαγμα.
Κάθε μέρα πριν ξεκινήσω τη μέρα μου διαβάζω το εξής χωρίο
''Γίνε λοιπόν ο πιο τρυφερός, συναρπαστικός άνθρωπος του κόσμου''.
May 16, 2020
To be honest I wasn't expecting to like this book very much. It was one of those books always touted as something you "had" to read if you were going into education back when I was in college. So, of course I avoided it like the plague.
When my book group selected it, I ordered it from the library and gave it a shot. It was much better than I thought it would be. In some ways it was what I expected: Everyone needs love; everyone needs to show love to everyone else; everyone needs to be their best self; etc. But I think what saves this book is the palpable sincerity of the author. Leo Buscaglia clearly believed the message he was sharing and he was very passionate about it.
Because this book is a collection of lectures and speeches, it can get very repetitive after a while. If you only read one or two of the lectures you would basically get the same message you get by reading the whole book. He phrases things differently and uses different examples, but the message is essentially the same in all of them.
While there wasn't really anything new in this book, it is certainly a message that bears repeating. It's easy to forget how much you can make someone's day just by taking a minute or two to say something nice to them or do something nice for them. Everyone can use more love in their life.
When my book group selected it, I ordered it from the library and gave it a shot. It was much better than I thought it would be. In some ways it was what I expected: Everyone needs love; everyone needs to show love to everyone else; everyone needs to be their best self; etc. But I think what saves this book is the palpable sincerity of the author. Leo Buscaglia clearly believed the message he was sharing and he was very passionate about it.
Because this book is a collection of lectures and speeches, it can get very repetitive after a while. If you only read one or two of the lectures you would basically get the same message you get by reading the whole book. He phrases things differently and uses different examples, but the message is essentially the same in all of them.
While there wasn't really anything new in this book, it is certainly a message that bears repeating. It's easy to forget how much you can make someone's day just by taking a minute or two to say something nice to them or do something nice for them. Everyone can use more love in their life.
February 21, 2012
In the very early 80's. A wise woman suggested I read Leo's books and watch for him to appear on the PBS station. I followed her advice and his work. I have carried his suggestions and ideas inside my heart for all these years and I am still hoping and waiting for people to take his advice to heart. Now that I am in my 50's, I look around today and I think that people are finally doing this. Hopefully it is not just a trick of light....
.....My favorite story was one that he told of how his family would celebrate when a bad thing would happen. So when they were getting through the tough times they would have some Joy to talk about and remember and feel better. It is difficult to hold more than one memory and feeling in your mind at one time. So creating Joyful times is important. We can keep them, take them to the funerals......Laugh and be happy. It is much easier to accept that way.
.....My favorite story was one that he told of how his family would celebrate when a bad thing would happen. So when they were getting through the tough times they would have some Joy to talk about and remember and feel better. It is difficult to hold more than one memory and feeling in your mind at one time. So creating Joyful times is important. We can keep them, take them to the funerals......Laugh and be happy. It is much easier to accept that way.
May 30, 2020
Νταξ. Συμπαθητικό, απλά εγώ κουράζομαι με το συγκεκριμένο είδος βιβλίων.
July 1, 2020
4.5/5 stars
To love is to risk, not being loved in return. to hope is to risk pain. to try is to risk failure. but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in my life is to risk nothing.
Those of you who know me, know that I am not the non-fiction type. I find a sort of comfort in fiction that I don't believe non-fiction will ever give me. And yet, here we are, with me loving this with every ounce of my being. I didn't expect it to be as touching, heart-felt and inspirational as it was, as helpful and uplifting and tender and truly, truly educational on how to teach people what it means to love and accept.
This reminded me to hug people more, to be clear about my emotions and do not fear them when they come, to abandon small material worries, to always strive to learn things about the world around me, to be curious, and bold, and loud, and unapologetic. It was a soft shoulder for me to lean on, or a word of encouragement, and it brought multiple smiles to my face, tears in my eyes, and a feeling of warmth so profound that it stole my breath away.
I loved the discussions on grief, friendship, family, acceptance and the true, bold, childish self. I noted things down, thought things over and over, even wondered or tried to plan how to practice kindness more often. It touched a part of my soul just like all good books do, and it wasn't even a story! It was a collection of speeches, easy to read, comprehensible and yet so deep, wonderful and shine-filled and heartwarming and more than anything true. Another important thing is that it shows a lot on how to teach, how to make others love things as much as you do, absorb knowledge and seek it like an adventure.
Overall, I loved this so much and I am so excited to read more and more non-fiction as the years pass ♥ Until the next review, stay safe, be kind to the people around you, embrace diversity and keep reading ♥
¬Mary ♥
To love is to risk, not being loved in return. to hope is to risk pain. to try is to risk failure. but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in my life is to risk nothing.
Those of you who know me, know that I am not the non-fiction type. I find a sort of comfort in fiction that I don't believe non-fiction will ever give me. And yet, here we are, with me loving this with every ounce of my being. I didn't expect it to be as touching, heart-felt and inspirational as it was, as helpful and uplifting and tender and truly, truly educational on how to teach people what it means to love and accept.
This reminded me to hug people more, to be clear about my emotions and do not fear them when they come, to abandon small material worries, to always strive to learn things about the world around me, to be curious, and bold, and loud, and unapologetic. It was a soft shoulder for me to lean on, or a word of encouragement, and it brought multiple smiles to my face, tears in my eyes, and a feeling of warmth so profound that it stole my breath away.
I loved the discussions on grief, friendship, family, acceptance and the true, bold, childish self. I noted things down, thought things over and over, even wondered or tried to plan how to practice kindness more often. It touched a part of my soul just like all good books do, and it wasn't even a story! It was a collection of speeches, easy to read, comprehensible and yet so deep, wonderful and shine-filled and heartwarming and more than anything true. Another important thing is that it shows a lot on how to teach, how to make others love things as much as you do, absorb knowledge and seek it like an adventure.
Overall, I loved this so much and I am so excited to read more and more non-fiction as the years pass ♥ Until the next review, stay safe, be kind to the people around you, embrace diversity and keep reading ♥
¬Mary ♥
February 14, 2025
El profesor y escritor Leo F. Buscaglia en varias ocasiones sobre sus libros ha tratado de describir el tema amor. Posiblemente trató de dar significado a las sensaciones que le despierta la palabra Amor.
No estoy seguro de haber entendido el mensaje del escritor. El libro es simple. Se puede lee en un suspiro y sin esfuerzo. Desde la pregunta: ¿Cuál es la experiencia de ser un humano?, el author devuelve muchos consejos y puntos de vista de los cuales todos debemos aprender.
En manera dulce Leo Buscaglia cree que nos enseña a aceptar todos los cambios que en la vida existen: cuando en vez, la mayoría de la gente podría creer que es el planeta Tierra que necesita un cambio y no son las personas que en sus vidas necesitan cambiar. [...] De su opinion, como lleva el título del libro ser un ser humano se trata de vivir, amar y aprender.
No estoy seguro de haber entendido el mensaje del escritor. El libro es simple. Se puede lee en un suspiro y sin esfuerzo. Desde la pregunta: ¿Cuál es la experiencia de ser un humano?, el author devuelve muchos consejos y puntos de vista de los cuales todos debemos aprender.
En manera dulce Leo Buscaglia cree que nos enseña a aceptar todos los cambios que en la vida existen: cuando en vez, la mayoría de la gente podría creer que es el planeta Tierra que necesita un cambio y no son las personas que en sus vidas necesitan cambiar. [...] De su opinion, como lleva el título del libro ser un ser humano se trata de vivir, amar y aprender.
November 11, 2008
Do a random act of kindness....When you receive a book from the library which you particularly resonated with... leave little notes of love in the book for the next person to find.
I opened up this book to begin to read and the page 111 (how very ascension) was circled in pencil the Index, for the chapter of 'Bridging the Barriers.' I immediately turned to page 111, since it was circled...and out fell a little note which said "i love you"
I was so filled with joy and warmth that I just laid down and basked in the feeling for quite some time.
I will keep that note always and put in my own note for the next person...on my favorite page. :-) People are so cool!
I opened up this book to begin to read and the page 111 (how very ascension) was circled in pencil the Index, for the chapter of 'Bridging the Barriers.' I immediately turned to page 111, since it was circled...and out fell a little note which said "i love you"
I was so filled with joy and warmth that I just laid down and basked in the feeling for quite some time.
I will keep that note always and put in my own note for the next person...on my favorite page. :-) People are so cool!
April 19, 2023
4.5 🤍💜
inspiring lectures and messages
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reading this because i miss jhope. . .
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inspiring lectures and messages
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reading this because i miss jhope. . .
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November 1, 2022
Ένα βιβλίο που δίνει πολυ όμορφες συμβουλές και παραδείγματα.
Η συνεχής επανάληψη όμως με κούρασε και σε ορισμένα σημεία ένιωθα πως διάβαζα το ίδιο απόσπασμα ξανά και ξανά.
3/5
Η συνεχής επανάληψη όμως με κούρασε και σε ορισμένα σημεία ένιωθα πως διάβαζα το ίδιο απόσπασμα ξανά και ξανά.
3/5
March 29, 2022
3,5/5
Εκανε αρκετές επαναλήψεις σε όλο το βιβλίο, αλλά παρόλα αυτά ήταν ένα ανάλαφρο ανάγνωσμα που σε κάνει να νιώθεις ξεχωριστός
Εκανε αρκετές επαναλήψεις σε όλο το βιβλίο, αλλά παρόλα αυτά ήταν ένα ανάλαφρο ανάγνωσμα που σε κάνει να νιώθεις ξεχωριστός
May 27, 2007
This book was originally required reading for me. It became the best $0.01 I ever spent on Amazon. The lessons taught in Dr. Buscaglia's book cover a myriad of topics from communication to trust to feelings to hugs. Along the way he provides wonderful insight and advice to those who wish to understand themselves and everyone else who considers themself human. Surpisingly, this work was entertaining, informantive and useful to me and I am nowhere near being a member of the Bleeding Heart Brigade. At the very least it is a guide to some understanding, cooperation and even a little tolerance among all of us. It is definitely worth the read, and the 1 cent it costs to buy the paperback.
July 18, 2007
I read Buscaglia back to back with Peck's The Road Less Traveled and it was like night and day. Their approaches to life are opposites. I prefer Buscaglia. He's a big Italian teddy bear who wants everyone to get along and to find out what makes them happy, and to enjoy life. Peck is more Calvinistic - nose to the grindstone, delay gratification, if it feels good it's probably bad for you... Now of course, I read these books about 20 years ago so my memory might be embellishing - I do recall however, putting Peck down and thinking, "What a horrble way to live," and then wishing Leo Buscaglia was my brother and I could go hang out with him, drink some wine, eat some lasagna and have some laughs.
March 29, 2019
3,5 * είχα δώσει όταν το διάβασα στα 20 μου.Σε έναν έφηβο-μετέφηβο μπορεί να δώσει μερικά μικρά μαθήματα ζωής και ουσιαστικού τρόπου σκέψης.
July 14, 2019
Έχοντας ακούσει τόσο θετικά σχόλια για αυτό το βιβλίο το περίμενα περισσότερο πρωτότυπο. Ουσιαστικά μας λέει να ρισκάρουμε, να ζούμε την κάθε μας μέρα σαν να είναι η τελευταία, να δοκιμάσουμε πράγματα, να προσφέρουμε αγάπη κλπ κλπ. Πιστεύω πως όλα αυτά όλοι λίγο πολύ τα ξέρουμε άσχετα με το αν τα κάνουμε πράξη! Επίσης σε σε πολλά σημεία επαναλαμβάνει τα ίδια και τα ίδια και τα ίδια! (Φυσικά δεν αμφισβητώ όλα αυτά που πρεσβεύει ούτε είμαι αντίθετη απλώς περίμενα κάτι περισσότερο, κάτι καινούριο)
May 4, 2009
Buscaglia is awesome. I try to imagine what it must have been like to have been one of his college students. I love how he embraces life and encourages us to embrace others, if not physically then by doing small acts of kindness.
August 7, 2016
İlk okuduğum kişisel gelişim kitabıydı.
Biraz abartılı da olsa çok güzeldi.
Biraz abartılı da olsa çok güzeldi.
May 19, 2022
Eνώ ξεκίνησε πολύ καλά, από τα μισά και πέρα επαναλαμβάνεται και μου βγαλε την πίστη. Θα λεγα 2.75 ισως
February 3, 2013
This book is my favorite book of all time. I just love Leo Buscaglia and miss him - I wish I had met him before he passed on. This is the first book of his I read in freshman year at Warren Wilson College - read it in a week.
I buy his books as gifts - they are the best - his Christmas stories collection is my favorite and my favorite short story is No Room in the Inn - awe.
Love (his first book) is a great book to help you forgive as well as Loving Each Other: The Challenge of Human Relationship.
I also love his book The Fall of Freddie the Leaf to help children deal with death of beloved family members - I bring it out for myself from time to time.
Here are website links to learn more about this amazing man:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Busc...
http://www.buscaglia.com/
God bless you, Leo!!! You have been such a great virtual mentor and priest to me.
May the Light Perpetual Shine upon you!
I buy his books as gifts - they are the best - his Christmas stories collection is my favorite and my favorite short story is No Room in the Inn - awe.
Love (his first book) is a great book to help you forgive as well as Loving Each Other: The Challenge of Human Relationship.
I also love his book The Fall of Freddie the Leaf to help children deal with death of beloved family members - I bring it out for myself from time to time.
Here are website links to learn more about this amazing man:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Busc...
http://www.buscaglia.com/
God bless you, Leo!!! You have been such a great virtual mentor and priest to me.
May the Light Perpetual Shine upon you!
January 12, 2011
What a fantastic book, so many things to take with you that it really makes you think about so many different things relating to life & love. He talks about his family & describes what it was like to grow up in such an environment. He describes their influences on him & what seemed to be the way a family should be like. The book has its good & bad meaning you'll laugh at one thing on the page & in the next paragraph you'll be deeply touched by something else. It was a real eye-opener reading this & had I not gone to a book swap I would have never discovered it. &here were several little things that really hit home while reading this & would recommend to anyone.
March 15, 2010
What is the experience of being a human being? In order to make sense of all the chaos that is life, Leo Buscaglia deliciously teaches us to embrace all that changes. Like the title of his book, being a human being is all about living, loving and learning. So if we find we have a lot of love in our hearts, we can love our way through all the chaotic changes and also become fully aware of ALL that is human which is to ultimately realize the "Yes" of life and the "No" of death are a union of love, hope and faith in which all eternity is born.
September 13, 2011
Is there anything else a man can ask for? Leo Buscaglia has the tremendous ability to bring out our finest self with this book! This book contains advice and points of view we should all be familiar with if you also belong to those people that think that this world needs a change :)
January 14, 2021
I loved every second of reading this book! It is perfectly splendid !!
November 28, 2013
"Μαζί.Από το "εγώ" στο "εμείς". Οι σχέσεις σας θα είναι τόσο ζωντανές και γεμάτες όσο είσαστε εσείς.Αν είσαστε νεκροί,νεκρή θα είναι και η σχέση.Κι αν οι σχέσεις σας είναι βαρετές και ανεπαρκείς,φταίτε εσείς που είσαστε βαρετοί και ανεπαρκείς.Ζωντανέψτε λιγάκι!Πάρτε είδηση ότι ο κόσμος και οι άνθρωποι δε φτιάχτηκαν ειδικά για εσάς.Προσπαθήστε να κάνετε κάποιον άλλον να νιώσει καλά.Ξεκινήστε από την υπόθεση ότι οι άλλοι είναι καλοί,ώσπου να σας αποδείξουν απτά και συγκεκριμένα ότι δεν είναι.Αλλά ακόμη και τότε μην ξεχνάτε ότι έχουν τη δυνατότητα ν' αλλάξουν και ότι μπορείτε να τους βοηθήσετε.Εξασκηθείτε στη χρήση του "εμείς" αντί για το "εγώ" στη σκέψη και την έκφρασή σας.Αγαπήστε πολλά πράγματα βαθιά,γιατί η ικανότητά σας για αγάπη μετριέται από το πόσο πολύ και πόσο βαθιά αγαπάτε.Μην ξεχνάτε πως όλα τα πράγματα αλλάζουν,ιδιαίτερα οι ανθρώπινες σχέσεις κι αν θέλουμε να τις διατηρήσουμε,πρέπει ν' αλλάξουμε μαζί τους.Ας είναι η αλλαγή αυτή ανάπτυξη.Βεβαιωθείτε ότι αναπτύσσεστε μαζί και όχι χωριστά.Ψάξτε να βρείτε ανθρώπους υγιείς,που ξέρουν ακόμη πώς να γελάνε,πώς να αγαπάνε και πώς να κλαίνε.Θυμηθείτε ότι η δυστυχία δεν καλοδέχεται απλώς τη συντροφιά,την απαιτεί.Φροντίστε να την αποφεύγετε.
Και για το τέλος,κάτι που άκουσα πέρυσι από το Δαλάι Λάμα του Θιβέτ.Είπε μερικά πράγματα πολύ συγκινητικά.Να ένα από αυτά: 'Ζούμε πολύ κοντά ο ένας στον άλλον.Γι' αυτό ο κυριότερος στόχος στη ζωή είναι να βοηθήσουμε τον άλλον.' Μετά χαμογέλασε λίγο και πρόσθεσε: 'Κι αν δε μπορούμε να τον βοηθήσουμε,τουλάχ��στον ας μην τον πληγώνουμε.' Αν ο καθένας από εμάς υποσχόταν στον εαυτό του πως στο όνομα των ανθρώπινων σχέσεων και της ανθρώπινης αλληλεγγύης μας θα αφιέρωνε τη ζωή του να βοηθήσει τους άλλους ν' αναπτυχθούν κι αν,μη μπορώντας να το κάνει αυτό,φρόντιζε τουλάχιστον να μην τους πληγώσει,θα βλέπαμε να γίνεται κάτι μαγικό.
Ένας Ιταλός ποιητής,ο Κουασίμοντο,που κέρδισε το Νόμπελ Της Ποίησης,έγραψε ένα μικρό ποίημα που λέει: 'Ο καθένας μας στέκεται μόνος του στον απέραντο κόσμο,λουσμένπς για μια στιγμή με μία αχτίνα ήλιου.Και ξαφνικά πέφτει η νύχτα.' Το ποίημα ονομάζεται 'Ed e Subito Sera'. Και ξαφνικά πέφτει η νύχτα... Αν σταθείτε πλάι μου,μπορούμε να μοιραστούμε το φως του ήλιου και τότε,πιστέψτε με,η νύχτα δε θα μας φανεί τόσο τρομαχτική."
Και για το τέλος,κάτι που άκουσα πέρυσι από το Δαλάι Λάμα του Θιβέτ.Είπε μερικά πράγματα πολύ συγκινητικά.Να ένα από αυτά: 'Ζούμε πολύ κοντά ο ένας στον άλλον.Γι' αυτό ο κυριότερος στόχος στη ζωή είναι να βοηθήσουμε τον άλλον.' Μετά χαμογέλασε λίγο και πρόσθεσε: 'Κι αν δε μπορούμε να τον βοηθήσουμε,τουλάχ��στον ας μην τον πληγώνουμε.' Αν ο καθένας από εμάς υποσχόταν στον εαυτό του πως στο όνομα των ανθρώπινων σχέσεων και της ανθρώπινης αλληλεγγύης μας θα αφιέρωνε τη ζωή του να βοηθήσει τους άλλους ν' αναπτυχθούν κι αν,μη μπορώντας να το κάνει αυτό,φρόντιζε τουλάχιστον να μην τους πληγώσει,θα βλέπαμε να γίνεται κάτι μαγικό.
Ένας Ιταλός ποιητής,ο Κουασίμοντο,που κέρδισε το Νόμπελ Της Ποίησης,έγραψε ένα μικρό ποίημα που λέει: 'Ο καθένας μας στέκεται μόνος του στον απέραντο κόσμο,λουσμένπς για μια στιγμή με μία αχτίνα ήλιου.Και ξαφνικά πέφτει η νύχτα.' Το ποίημα ονομάζεται 'Ed e Subito Sera'. Και ξαφνικά πέφτει η νύχτα... Αν σταθείτε πλάι μου,μπορούμε να μοιραστούμε το φως του ήλιου και τότε,πιστέψτε με,η νύχτα δε θα μας φανεί τόσο τρομαχτική."
May 30, 2017
I was supposed to read this book 9 years ago, when it was given to me as a present, but I never got to it. Reading it now, I realized that many of the things Buscaglia talks about I already know, and already practice in my life. It was validating though, seeing that there are other people in the world with whom I share some rather unusual behavior traits.
Buscaglia views the world in a very positive way, almost too positive. Though I found myself not always agreeing with him, his words do give you hope and make you want to try and see life the way he does. The book is filled with good advice which I try to put to everyday use. There are many ideas that stayed with me, and now, whenever I find myself in a similar situation, I stop and ask myself, what does Buscaglia say about that? What would he do? I am a really pessimistic person, though I try not to be... and I found that his positivity may be a great inspiration and help for me.
Many people say that this book is repetitive and it ends up being somewhat boring. It is indeed repetitive, but one should keep in mind that it is a collection of (verbal mostly) lectures that were presented in a University. Thus, of course they are repetitive, as they are all about the course Buscaglia teaches. Moreso, I personally liked this repetiveness, because the more I read about an idea, the more it stays with me, whereas if I had come across it just once, it's possible that I would have forgotten it after a while.
Five stars for this amazing book! I definately recommend it to anyone who wants to read about life, learning and being true to one's self.
Buscaglia views the world in a very positive way, almost too positive. Though I found myself not always agreeing with him, his words do give you hope and make you want to try and see life the way he does. The book is filled with good advice which I try to put to everyday use. There are many ideas that stayed with me, and now, whenever I find myself in a similar situation, I stop and ask myself, what does Buscaglia say about that? What would he do? I am a really pessimistic person, though I try not to be... and I found that his positivity may be a great inspiration and help for me.
Many people say that this book is repetitive and it ends up being somewhat boring. It is indeed repetitive, but one should keep in mind that it is a collection of (verbal mostly) lectures that were presented in a University. Thus, of course they are repetitive, as they are all about the course Buscaglia teaches. Moreso, I personally liked this repetiveness, because the more I read about an idea, the more it stays with me, whereas if I had come across it just once, it's possible that I would have forgotten it after a while.
Five stars for this amazing book! I definately recommend it to anyone who wants to read about life, learning and being true to one's self.
March 10, 2018
Αυτό το βιβλίο σε βοηθάει όσο του επιτρέψεις εσύ. Σου προσφέρει βοήθεια όταν είσαι έτοιμος εσύ να δεχτείς την ζωή, την χαρά και την επιθυμία να βοηθήσεις τους άλλους και να σκορπίσεις αγάπη.
Δεν έχω εμπειρία με βιβλία του είδους της αυτοβελτίωσης, αλλά η αγνότητα και η ειλικρίνεια αυτού του ανθρώπου μου έδωσε δύναμη και με έπεισε.
Προσωπικά ήταν ό,τι χρειαζόμουν για να διώξω κάθε ενδοιασμό που είχα και να βάλω τις σκέψεις μου σε μία σειρά.
Μπουσκάλια, σ' ευχαριστώ!
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