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Think About It!

What is right for you is not necesarily right for others , What is easy for you is not always easy for somebody else , What is hard for you might not be hard for your friend or your foe , What makes you Happy can make another person cry! It is in the acceptence of this that humans should learn that we are all different from eachother and it is that exact difference that makes us eachothers mentors and teachers on the twisting path called Life! I think,there is no such thing as right or wrong! What does not kill you makes you stronger , The lists of so called " cliches " goes on forever but cliches can only become cliches when they contain a certain amount of Truth . Try to look at a person without judging them, see with a childs eyes , be open and not rigid in your beliefs concerning the world and the people inhibiting it and True wonders will appear, right now, in front of you, everyday, for the rest of your life ..

Knowing How To Listen To Insults

In a kingdom of Arabia lived a queen called Layla. Her wisdom illuminated the land like the sun, her beauty blinded men, and her wealth was greater than any of her subjects. One morning, her chief advisor asked to see her, and said: - Great queen Layla! You are the wisest, most beautiful and wealthiest women in the world. But I have heard unpleasant things; some people laugh at or complain about your decisions. Why, in spite of all you have done for your subjects, are they still not content? The queen laughed and replied: - Loyal advisor, you know how much I have done for my kingdom. Seven regions are under my control, and all of them have enjoyed peace and prosperity. In all the towns, the decisions of my court are just and inspired. "I can do almost everything I wish. I can order the frontiers to be closed, the gates of the palace to be locked, the treasury coffers sealed indefinitely. "But there is one thing I cannot do: make the people shut their mouths. It matt...

Ithaca

One of the great classics of all literature, Homer’s “Odyssey,” tells of the return of the hero Ulysses to the island of Ithaca , where his wife Penelope has been waiting for him for over ten years. Ulysses undergoes all sorts of challenges but eventually returns home. Many centuries later, another Greek poet, Constantine Cavafys , dealt with this homecoming in a different manner, creating one of the most beautiful metaphors of this journey in search of our dreams. While the drama of the “Odyssey” centers on the difficulties in arriving and in the suffering of the beloved wife, in Cavafys’ poetry exactly the opposite is asked of Ulysses: he should enjoy the journey and experience all that needs to be lived. Below, the poem by Cavafis: When you set out on your journey to Ithaca pray that the road is long, Full of adventure, full of knowledge. The Lestrygonians and the Cyclops, the angry find such as these on your path if your thoughts remain lofty, if a fine emotion touche...