Barcaru Andrei

“A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war, wide awake, with fear, with respect, and with absolute assurance.”
― Carlos Castaneda

“A warrior takes his lot, whatever it may be, and accepts it in ultimate humbleness. He accepts in humbleness what he is, not as a grounds for regret but as a living challenge.”
― Carlos Castaneda, Tales of Power

“If one is to succeed in anything, the success must come gently, with a great deal of effort but with no stress or obsession.”
― Carlos Castaneda, Tales of Power

“The Laughing Heart

your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.”
― Charles Bukowski, Betting on the Muse: Poems & Stories