My seatmate on an evening flight was a woman from Switzerland. As soon as the meal was served, I noticed that she heavily salted and peppered her dessert – a mouth-watering piece of chocolate cake. The flight-attendant, somewhat taken aback, explained that it wasn’t necessary to do this.
“Oh, but it is,” the woman replied, smiling, “It keeps me from eating it.”
This is a simple test to show that it all boils down to one’s attitude. Live in the here and now, neither in the past nor in the future. The mind has a tendency to dwell in the past or wander into the future. The mind forges a chain to bind itself to the dead […]
Lord Buddha was passing through a village, and the people came and insulted him. They used all the four-letter words that they knew. Lord Buddha stood there, listened silently, very attentively, and then said, “Thank you for coming to me, but I am in a hurry. I must reach the next village; people will be […]
By Pope Francis “You may have defects, be anxious, and sometimes live irritated, but do not forget that your life is the greatest enterprise in the world. Only you can prevent it from going into decadence. There are many that need you, admire you, and love you. “I would like to remind you that being […]
