Ben

“A Warrior of Light values a child's eyes because they are able to look at the world without bitterness. When he wants to find out if the person beside him is worthy of his trust, he tries to see him as a child would”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light

“We’ve discovered that any species that exempts itself from the rules of competition ends up destroying the community in order to support its own expansion.”
― Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

“the wilderness “builds receptivity” to the idea that we owe moral obligations to other beings.”
― Jason Mark, Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man

“the infallible judgment of reality, where one’s failures or shortcomings cannot be interpreted away.”
― Matthew B. Crawford, Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work