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Philippe Petit suspended between the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan, August 7, 1974
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare,
it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
-- Seneca.
There is courage involved if you want to
become truth
-Rumi
- Zen Proverb
Put your heart, mind, and soul
into even your smallest acts.
This is the secret of success.
- Swami Sivananda
“Our masks, always in peril of
smearing or cracking, in need
of continuous check in the
mirror or silverware, keep us
in thrall to ourselves,
concerned with our surfaces.”
- Carolyn Kizer
If you buy one of the advertised sofas, you too will be immune to
life’s disasters and while you’re sitting on that very sofa you can be
sure you’ll only ever feel happy and content. This is advertising
FACT.
The Joy of Not Being Sold
Anything
Woman from the Bas-Congo tribe Woman of the Himba tribe Native American girl
colouring eyebrows
• "You are not your job. You are not
the money in your bank account. You
are not the car you drive. You are
not how much money is in your
wallet. You are not your fucking
khakis.
• You are the all-singing, all-dancing
crap of the world."
• We would often be sorry if our wishes
were gratified.