Yuko

“世に住むこと二十年にして、住むに甲斐ある世と知った。二十五年にして明暗は表裏のごとく、日のあたる所にはきっと影がさすと悟った。三十の今日はこう思うている。
―喜びの深きとき憂いよいよ深く、楽しみの大いなるほど苦しみも大きい。
これを切り放そうとすると身が持てぬ。片づけようとすれば世が立たぬ。”
― Natsume Sōseki, Kusamakura

“Who we are is who we choose to be in this very moment.”
― David Clark, EAT SH*T AND DIE: Radical Rehab for Food Junkies and Sugar Addicts

“The Buddha said anger has a “poisoned root and honeyed tip.”
― Robert Wright, Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

“Never before have I lived through a storm like the one this night. … The sea has a look of indescribable grandeur, especially when the sun falls on it. One feels as if one is dissolved and merged into Nature. Even more than usual, one feels the insignificance of the individual, and it makes one happy.”
― Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein: The Human Side