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― The Longest Trip Home
― The Longest Trip Home
“One thing that became very clear during my own war service is that those who are actively taking part in war-like activities very seldom hate their former enemies. The reverse is the case with a great respect developing among the veterans, even if they happened to be on opposing sides.”
― A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One
― A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One
“And then the Archbishop offered his final and most effective remedy: reframing. “The very best is being able to ask yourself, ‘Why do I want to have a house that has seven rooms when there are only two or three of us? Why do I want to have it?’ And you can turn it on its head and look at how we are in such a mess with climate change because of our galloping consumption, which for the environment has been nothing less than disastrous. So you buy the small electric car instead, and you say, no I don’t need or want that big luxury car. So instead of it being your enemy, now it’s your ally.” Jinpa”
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
“And supernatural? Only science not yet understood.”
― Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven
― Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven
“Then, moreover, the white locks of age were sometimes found to be the thatch of an intellectual tenement in good repair.”
― The Scarlet Letter
― The Scarlet Letter
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