#rat

He winced at her efforts to mollify him. Why didn't she say she was disgusted with his behaviour, with his long absence, his infrequent superficial letters? And if she dis say it - would he defend himself? Would he give reasons, try to explain how meaningless every endeavour seemed to him? No. For then she would start crying again, he would tell her to stop being silly, she would ask for details, and he would tell her to mind her own business. ↗

— Rohinton Mistry

#inspirational #life #love #parents #business

Evolution is necessary for ones progress…. resisting it could make one sore in mind and spirit and then unable to enjoy the journey. ↗

— Jon Scott

#inspirational #change

In my opinion, it was chiefly owing to their deep contemplation in their silent retreats in the days of youth that the old Indian orators acquired the habit of carefully arranging their thoughts. They listened to the warbling of birds and noted the grandeur and the beauties of the forest. The majestic clouds—which appear like mountains of granite floating in the air—the golden tints of a summer evening sky, and the changes of nature, possessed a mysterious significance. All of this combined to furnish ample matter for reflection to the contemplating youth. ↗

— Francis Assikinack

#native-american-wisdom #nature #oratory #silence #wisdom

therein lies the womb of endless nights like a child of an unborn god ↗

— Rosangela Maria Vieira

#inspirational

Society never advances. It recedes as fast on one side as it gains on the other. It undergoes continual changes; it is barbarous, it is civilized, it is christianized, it is rich, it is scientific; but this change is not amelioration. For every thing that is given, something is taken. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#society #change

In response to my question about how we might rein in the empire, he said, "That's why I'm meeting with you. Only you in the United States can change it. Your government created this problem and your people must solve it. You've got to insist that Washington honor its commitment to democracy, even when deomcratically elected leaders nationalize your corrupting corporations. You must take control of your corporations and your government. The people of the United States have a great deal of power. You need to come to grips with this. There's no alternative. We in Brazil have our hands tied. So do the Venezeulans. And the Nigerians. It's up to you. ↗

— John Perkins

#corporations #empire #government #politics #change

in the story no one smiles,no lesson is learned. the narrator can not change any one's heart the story is agate to another story,which opens onto a story after that. i made it up but the story is true. ↗

— Laura Apol

#change

The waters of spirituality are forever changing and forever constant. Prejudice or fixed ideas can only weigh you down and remove you from the flow. - The Book of Metanoia (D. Williamsen) ↗

— Dannye Williamsen

#wisdom #change

When we change our thoughts, we will change our experiences. ↗

— Michael Thomas Sunnarborg

#body #inspirational #mind #spirit #business

..there's not a truth ever, just a whole bunch of stories, all going on at once, in our heads, in our hearts, all getting in the way of each other. It's all a beautiful calamitous mess. ↗

— Jandy Nelson

#life #beauty