Arpit Agrawal
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We keep trying to make our units of measurement make sense. But the truth is that the world is an absurd place; why not embrace it? It’s true, unit conversion errors have caused us to lose space probes once in a while. But isn’t that a
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“The primary reason diseases tend to run in families may be that diets tend to run in families.”
― How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
― How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
“Friendships between women, as any woman will tell you, are built of a thousand small kindnesses... swapped back and forth and over again.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“When I was a child, I saw God,
I saw angels;
I watched the mysteries of the higher and
lower worlds. I thought all men saw the same.
At last I realized that they did not see.…”
―
I saw angels;
I watched the mysteries of the higher and
lower worlds. I thought all men saw the same.
At last I realized that they did not see.…”
―
“For despite what some people say, love is not a sweet feeling bound to come and quickly go away. In many ways the twenty-first century is not that different from the thirteenth century. Both will be recorded in history as times of unprecedented religious clashes, cultural misunderstandings, and a general sense of insecurity and fear of the Other. At times like these, the need for love is greater than ever. Because love is the very essence and purpose of life. As Rumi reminds us, it hits everybody, including those who shun love - even those who use the word "romantic" as a sign of disapproval.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“Farsi Couplet:
Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameen ast,
Hameen ast-o hameen ast-o hameen ast.
English Translation:
If there is a paradise on earth,
It is this, it is this, it is this”
― The Writings of Amir Khusrau: 700 Years After the Prophet: A 13th-14th Century Legend of Indian-Sub-Continent
Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameen ast,
Hameen ast-o hameen ast-o hameen ast.
English Translation:
If there is a paradise on earth,
It is this, it is this, it is this”
― The Writings of Amir Khusrau: 700 Years After the Prophet: A 13th-14th Century Legend of Indian-Sub-Continent
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