Aya

“When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.”
― Jess C. Scott, The Intern

“Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. Classic thinking teaches us of the four doors of the mind, which everyone moves through according to their need.

First is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pain. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain by stepping through the first door.

Second is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The saying 'time heals all wounds' is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door.

Third is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.

Last is the door of death. The final resort. Nothing can hurt us after we are dead, or so we have been told.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“في مرحلة ما من هشاشةٍ نُسَمَّيها
نضجاً , لا نكون متفائلين ولا متشائمين .
أَقلعنا عن الشغف والحنين وعن تسمية
الأشياء بأضدادها , من فرط ما التبس
علينا الأمر بين الشكل والجوهر, ودرَّبنا
الشعورَ على التفكير الهادئ قبل البوح .
للحكمة أسلبُ الطبيب في النظر إلى
الجرح . وإذ ننظر إلى الوراء لنعرف أَين
نحن منَّا ومن الحقيقة نسأل : كم ارتكبنا
من الأخطاء ؟ وهل وصلنا إلى الحكمة
متأخرين . لسنا متأكدين من صواب
الريح , فماذا ينفعنا أن نصل إلى أيّ
شيء متأخرين , حتى لو كان هنالك
من ينظرنا على سفح الجبل , ويدعونا
إلى صلاة الشكر لأننا وصلنا سالمين ...
لا متفائلين ولا متشائمين , لكن متأخرين !”
― محمود درويش, أثر الفراشة

“There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.”
― Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?