Begin Again

May

May 1

"There's none as blind as those who will not listen."
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored; we kill all the caterpillars, and then complain there are no butterflies.

We throw garbage on the road and complain that our neighborhood is dirty, no one cleans it.

We bribe the officials and say that the government is corrupt.

We spoil our children and complain that the youth is hopeless.

Unless you starting accepting that it's us who are at fault, nothing is going to change.

May 2

"Atticus, he was real nice."

"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them."

― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Knowing it and seeing it are two different things, beautiful people just don't happen. It takes courage to become authentic. So many talk about the light but not enough speak the truth about the struggles it takes to get there and the tools to overcome it all.

May 3

"Reserving judgements is a matter of infinite hope."

― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain. From where we stand the rain seems random. If we could stand somewhere else, we would see the order in it.

Similarly, to know someone truly you must take a moment to think, step inside their world and see. A passing glance won't do.

May 4

"You can't stop the change, any more than you can stop the suns from setting."

— Star Wars: A New Hope,

We can't be afraid of change. Right now, you may feel very secure in the pond that you have created for yourself, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don't have something better.

May 5

"Why does everything have to be so hard? [Eragon] wondered.