People no longer try to decipher the mystery of life but choose instead to be a part of it.
Ester asked why people are sad.
“That’s simple,” says the old man. “They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.”
When you travel towards your objective, be sure to pay attention to the path. The path teaches us the best way to arrive and enriches us while we are travelling along it.
I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.
The wise are wise only because they love. The fools are fools only because they think they can understand love.
When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.
The wise are wise only because they love. Fools are fools only because they think they can understand love.
You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.