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“In real life, love has to be possible. Even if it is not returned right away, love can only survive when the hope exists that you will be able to win over the person you desire.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“Treba se izlagati opasnostima - govorio je. Čudo života možemo istinski razumeti jedino ako dopustimo da se dogodi nešto neočekivano.
Svakoga dana Gospod nam daruje - zajedno sa suncem - jedan trenutak kada je moguće izmeniti sve ono što nas čini nesrećnim. Svakoga dana nastojimo da obmanemo sami sebe kako nismo prepoznali taj trenutak, kako on ne postoji, kako je današnji dan istovetan jučerašnjem i kako će biti jednak sutrašnjem. Ali, onaj ko obrati pažnju na dan koji traje, otkriva čarobni trenutak. On može biti sakriven u času kad izjutra otključavamo vrata, u onoj kratkotrajnoj tišini koja naglo nastupi posle ručka, u hiljadu i jednoj stvari koje nam izgledaju isto. Taj trenutak postoji - trenutak kad nas sva snaga zvezda namah prožme i omogući nam da činimo čuda. Sreća je ponekad blagoslov, ali najčešće osvajanje. Čarobni trenutak koji se javlja svakoga dana pomaže nam da se menjamo, navodi nas da se upustimo u potragu za svojim snovima”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
Svakoga dana Gospod nam daruje - zajedno sa suncem - jedan trenutak kada je moguće izmeniti sve ono što nas čini nesrećnim. Svakoga dana nastojimo da obmanemo sami sebe kako nismo prepoznali taj trenutak, kako on ne postoji, kako je današnji dan istovetan jučerašnjem i kako će biti jednak sutrašnjem. Ali, onaj ko obrati pažnju na dan koji traje, otkriva čarobni trenutak. On može biti sakriven u času kad izjutra otključavamo vrata, u onoj kratkotrajnoj tišini koja naglo nastupi posle ručka, u hiljadu i jednoj stvari koje nam izgledaju isto. Taj trenutak postoji - trenutak kad nas sva snaga zvezda namah prožme i omogući nam da činimo čuda. Sreća je ponekad blagoslov, ali najčešće osvajanje. Čarobni trenutak koji se javlja svakoga dana pomaže nam da se menjamo, navodi nas da se upustimo u potragu za svojim snovima”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“Rarely do we realize that we are in the midst of the extraordinary. Miracles occur all around us, signs from God show us the way, angels plead to be heard, but we pay little attention to them because we have been taught that we must follow certain formulas and rules if we want to find God. We do not realize that God is wherever we allow Him/Her to enter.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“Sometimes an uncontrollable feeling of sadness grips us, he said. We recognize that the magic moment of the day has passed and that we’ve done nothing about it. Life begins to conceal its magic and its art.
We have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle its cries, but we cannot silence its voice.
The child we once were is still there. Blessed are the children, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
If we are not reborn – if we cannot learn to look at life with the innocence and the enthusiasm of childhood – it makes no sense to go on living.
There are many ways to commit suicide. hose who try to kill the body violate God's law. Those who try to kill the soul also violate God's law, even though their crime is less visible to others.
We have to pay attention to what the child in our heart tells us. We should not be embarrassed by this child. We must not allow this child to be scared because the child is alone and almost never heard.
We must allow the child to take the reins of our lives. The child knows that each day is different from every other day.
We have to allow it to feel loved again. We must please this child – even if this means that we act in ways we are not used to, in ways that may seem foolish to others.
Remember that human wisdom is madness in the eyes of God. But if we listen to the child who lives in our soul, our eyes will grow bright. If we do not lose contact with that child, we will not lose contact with life.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
We have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle its cries, but we cannot silence its voice.
The child we once were is still there. Blessed are the children, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
If we are not reborn – if we cannot learn to look at life with the innocence and the enthusiasm of childhood – it makes no sense to go on living.
There are many ways to commit suicide. hose who try to kill the body violate God's law. Those who try to kill the soul also violate God's law, even though their crime is less visible to others.
We have to pay attention to what the child in our heart tells us. We should not be embarrassed by this child. We must not allow this child to be scared because the child is alone and almost never heard.
We must allow the child to take the reins of our lives. The child knows that each day is different from every other day.
We have to allow it to feel loved again. We must please this child – even if this means that we act in ways we are not used to, in ways that may seem foolish to others.
Remember that human wisdom is madness in the eyes of God. But if we listen to the child who lives in our soul, our eyes will grow bright. If we do not lose contact with that child, we will not lose contact with life.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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