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EXPERIENCE has taught us that we have only one enduring weapon in our struggle against mental illness: the emotional discovery of the truth about the unique history of our childhood.
“The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots.”
― The Sane Society
― The Sane Society
“Self-slaughter is an extravagant enactment of feeling sorry for oneself. Suicide is stingy act, because no matter how wretched our life may currently be, a person can always rise tomorrow and perform some small act of kindness for other people, care for a pet, or perform some other caring act that works towards preserving nature’s graciousness. To die of their own hand is to cheat other people and shortchange Mother Nature; it is taking without giving back in kind. What combats suicide is a sense of gratitude, a willingness to give to other people, and to cease living life as a taker. Without a profound appreciation for all that is living and devoid of a sincere willingness to contribute to the flourishing of all life forms, one can callously write off the value of their own life.”
― Dead Toad Scrolls
― Dead Toad Scrolls
“We would rather be sure of a correctly predicted negative outcome than face the realistic uncertainty of an unpredictable future even if it includes the possibility of great joy and success.”
― Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth
― Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth
“You have no right to kill others. Then how can you have a right to kill yourself?”
― Life is What You Make It: A Story of Love, Hope and How Determination Can Overcome Even Destiny
― Life is What You Make It: A Story of Love, Hope and How Determination Can Overcome Even Destiny
“(It has become clear to me, for example, that aging itself does not bring wisdom. It often brings regression to childishness, dependency, and bitterness over lost opportunities. Only those who are still intellectually, emotionally, spiritually growing inherit the richness of aging.)”
― What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life
― What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life
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