Everything will happen as was written by the Lord," replied the prophet. "There are moments when tribulations occur in our lives, and we cannot avoid them. But they are there for some reason." "What reason?" "That is a question we cannot answer before, or even during the trials. Only when we have overcome them do we understand why they were there.

Using every means possible to show that, although you're just an ordinary human being, you're far above other mortals.

Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life.

"Difficulty" is the name of an ancient tool that was created purely to help us define who we are.

So long as you do no harm to another, change your opinion once in a while. Contradict yourself without being embarrassed. This is your right. It doesn't matter what others think -because that's what they will think, in any case.

There was a language in the world that everyone understood, a language the boy had used throughout the time that he was trying to improve things at the shop. It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.

Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.