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“No matter what, I want to continue living with the awareness that I will die. Without that, I am not alive.”

We can never truly see into the hearts of others.

We can never truly see into the hearts of others.

Be careful of things left unsaid. Tell people how you feel when you have the chance.

The Rise of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)

Implications for Japanese Learners:
• Communication success depends on clarity and negotiation skills, not accent
perfection.
• Exposure to a variety of global Englishes (Indian English, Singaporean English, African Englishes) is essential for listening and adaptability.

The Rise of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)

Implications for Japanese Learners:
• Communication success depends on clarity and negotiation skills, not accent
perfection.
• Exposure to a variety of global Englishes (Indian English, Singaporean English, African Englishes) is essential for listening and adaptability.

“Wasted life? Mind you, in Kathmandu, I suppose we all feel that way.”

"You don't know about me without having heard a band by the name of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but that's okay."

“Fear and debt drive this system. We are hammered with messages that terrify us into believing that we must pay any price, assume any debt, to stop the enemies who, we are told, lurk at our doorsteps.”

“In the time of your life, live—so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite delight and mystery of it.”

“the most appropriate attitude may be a bitter determination to be as competent as we can”

“We cannot live without memories, but we cannot live within them either.”

The Queen had told me of the ancient prophecy by Guru Padma Sambhava that a future ruler of Bhutan would be born in the Thimphu Valley. The prophecy had been fulfilled in the birth of her son. According to this prophecy, the first twelve years of his reign would be years of happiness and peace. The thirteenth year would be a critical year, with danger threatening the country.

They want all the wealth and power, along with a population that looks the same, prays the same, speaks the same, and where white men dominate everything. Just like the KKK.

“there is no prize for being right:”

“Depending on the situation, sometimes you can know a person better in ten minutes than someone you have crossed paths with all your life.”

"The idea is to die young as late as possible."

"The idea is to die young as late as possible."

Win through your actions, never through argument.
Any momentary triumph you think you have gained through argument is really a Pyrrhic victory: The resentment and ill will you stir up is stronger and lasts longer than any momentary change of opinion. It is much more powerful to get others to agree with you through your actions, without saying a word. Demonstrate, do not explicate.

“When I say I have no memory of writing Naked Lunch, this is of course an exaggeration, and it is to be kept in mind that there are various areas of memory. Junk is a pain killer, it also kills the pain and pleasure implicit in awareness. While the factual memory of an addict may be quite accurate and extensive, his emotional memory may be scanty and, in the case of heavy addiction, approaching affective zero.”

“Our ikigai is different for all of us, but one thing we have in common is that we are all searching for meaning.”

forget it
now, listen, when I die I don’t want any crying, just get the disposal under way, I’ve had a full some life, and
if anybody has had an edge, I’ve
had it, I’ve lived 7 or 8 lives in one, enough for
anybody.
we are all, finally, the same, so no speeches, please, unless you want to say he played the horses and was very good at that.
you’re next and I already know something you don’t, maybe.

“We all impose some coherence—some meaning—on the chaotic events of our existence. We rummage through the raw images of our memories, selecting, burnishing, erasing. We emerge as the heroes of our stories, allowing us to live with what we have done—or haven’t done.”

“Fiction is an improvement on life.”

“It is very odd to live in a world where if you died, it would shock people but surprise no one.”
“I think you actually have to have all of your dreams come true to realize they are the wrong dreams.”
“if you spend too much time looking in the rearview mirror, you will crash your car.”

“It is very odd to live in a world where if you died, it would shock people but surprise no one.”
“I think you actually have to have all of your dreams come true to realize they are the wrong dreams.”
“if you spend too much time looking in the rearview mirror, you will crash your car.”

“...back then everyone forgot her and then they started to forget themselves, which is what happens when you forget your friends.”

“Has it ever occurred to you to wonder if the history we teach our children is a lie?”

Humans don't mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary. It's time for that to end.