Tears are words waiting to be spoken

When we set out on the path, we always have a fairly clear idea of what we hope to find. Women are generally seeking their Soul Mate, and men looking for Power. Neither party is really interested in learning. They simply want to reach the thing they have set as their goal.

I refuse to walk faintly through life only to arrive safely at death!

... but the greatest wisdom is blinded by the glare of vanity.

Then she opened her eyes, Veronika did not think 'this must be heaven'. Heaven would never use a fluorescent tube to light a room, and the pain - which started a fraction of a second later - was typical of the Earth. Ah, that Earth pain - unique, unmistakable.

All suffering goes just as it came. So it is with the glories and tragedies of the world.

As soon as people decide to confront a problem, they realize that they are far more capable than they thought they were.