This means that whatever wealth that we have would either dwindle or be parted from us someday because we either use it for pleasure or someone takes it from us (by theft or tax!). Even if we had millions of dollars in our account at the time of death, we would still have to part...
I had wrangled the position of a driver for my teacher, the Venerable Kalu Rinpoche. Touring New York, Boston, and points between, it helped that I had purchased a black Citroen that Rinpoche would have been familiar with from his extended time in France. One day, while giving a...
At least not for someone. –Ah, I see. –But if you want to repeat the experience, I can think of some qualia that you have a lot of that I could trade you for more. Mostly redundant qualia in times of boredom, like the color of the bathroom tiles or the height of the chairs ...
Missing someone is an inner confirmation that the person has truly had an impact on your life and that you feel their absence. When you’re missing someone, you’re generating a feeling of continuity. If you start missing someone only when you feel sad oralone, it might not be true love...
We’ve all experienced it, I am sure. A knowing glance across a room. A nod to someone that speaks volumes. The tilt of a head. The evasion or linking of eyes that reveals so much more than the sometimes clumsiness of words.
first series of posters and ads that featured the tagline“The Marines are looking for a few good men.”Several posters in series showed Marine Drill Instructors yelling at new recruits, like the one shown here. The drill instructor in it isSgt. Charles A. Taliano,who passed away in 2010....
Quotes to wish someone a happy 60th birthday or perhaps tease them a bit. Funny and serious quotes for your loved one or friend, or if for you, Happy Birthday! “I have a problem about being nearly sixty: I keep waking up in the morning and thinking I’m thirty-one.” Elizabeth Jane...
Don't let someone else choose it for you. Persistence gives confidence and continued right mental attitude followed by consistent action will bring success. When you have that knowing inside of you, fear has vanished and the obstruction to a life of all good removed. People who say it ca...
gums in my neighbourhood. Still, I walk the dog, greet any magpies I meet in a friendly tone and stay out of their territory. There will be time enough to enjoy a shady walk under the spotted gums once spring has passed. In the meantime, I remind myself that I am the intruder here...
"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." -- Bernard Meltzer "Truth may be stretched but cannot be broken. It always gets above falsehood as oil does above water." -- Miguel de Cervantes "Each time a man stands...