Elona

“Under a morality of sacrifice, the first value you sacrifice is morality; the next is self-esteem.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“The experience most certainly changes your perspective. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us.”11”
― Nicholas A. Christakis, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society

“At the core of all societies, I will show, is the social suite: (1) The capacity to have and recognize individual identity (2) Love for partners and offspring (3) Friendship (4) Social networks (5) Cooperation (6) Preference for one’s own group (that is, “in-group bias”) (7) Mild hierarchy (that is, relative egalitarianism) (8) Social learning and teaching”
― Nicholas A. Christakis, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society

“Every moment is a gift— sometimes strangely wrapped, sometimes not what we asked for, yet still a gift.”
― Kai Siedenburg, Poems of Earth and Spirit: 70 Poems and 40 Practices to Deepen Your Connection With Nature