“Death might appear to destroy the meaning in our lives, but in fact it is the very source of our creativity. As Kafka said, “The meaning of life is that it ends.” Death is the engine that keeps us running, giving us the motivation to achieve, learn, love, and create.”
― Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
― Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
“I love science, and it pains me to think that so many are terrified of the subject or feel that choosing science means you cannot also choose compassion, or the arts, or be awed by nature. Science is not meant to cure us of mystery, but to reinvent and reinvigorate it.”
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“There is no good or bad without us, there is only perception. There is the event itself and the story we tell ourselves about what it means.”
― The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living
― The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living
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