“…I have this strange feeling that I’m not myself anymore. It’s hard to put into words, but I guess it’s like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.” – Haruki Murakami
“Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.” -David Hume
From his book “An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. “
“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.” ~J.K. Rowling
“To know what is right and choose to ignore it is the act of a coward.” – Kakashi
“Man is a tragic animal. Not because of his smallness, but because he is too well endowed. Man has longings and spiritual demands that reality cannot fulfill. We have expectations of a just and moral world. Man requires meaning in a meaningless world.” – Peter Wessel Zapffe
M: On Curiosity and Venturing Into the Unknown
“Some places remain unknown because no one has ventured forth. Others remain so because no one has ever come back.”
Let yourself venture forth and to places you have never been. Just because no one can tell you how to get there and what you need to do to achieve those ends does not mean they are not of worth.
Some of the most important experiences and adventures we could have are those that we are likely to afraid to embark upon.
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein.
“It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.” – Bruce Lee
7 Fundamentals to Life – Bruce Lee
1. What are you really thinking about today?
2. Simplify.
3. Learn about yourself in interactions
4. Do not divide
5. Avoid dependency on validation from others
6. Be Proactive
7. Be You