Khaled Ibrahim

“It is true: we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. There is always a bit of madness in loving. But there is also always a bit of reason in madness.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

“As must everyone, for as we negotiate the curves and corners of our lives, we must continually give up parts of ourselves. The only alternative to this giving up is not to travel at all on the journey of life. It may seem strange, but most people choose this alternative and elect not to continue with their life journeys—to stop short by some distance—in order to avoid the pain of giving up parts of themselves. If it does seem strange, it is because you do not understand the depth of the pain that may be involved. In its major forms, giving up is the most painful of human experiences”
― M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

“define love thus: The will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.”
― M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

“But the biggest problem of map-making is not that we have to start from scratch, but that if our maps are to be accurate we have to continually revise them.”
― M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth