An As-If-Story of the World ____ AKSHR

An As-If-Story of the World

 

The world makes much less sense than you think. 

The coherence comes mostly from the way your mind works.

Without it, the world would seem much more like a dream than it already does.

The world makes much less sense than you think,

The coherence comes mostly from the way your mind works.

Without it, the world would seem much more like a dream than it already does.

There's no other way to make sense of our lives,

It's enough that we can make sense of them in our heads.

 ____ AKSHR 

A Family Matter ____ AKSHR

A Family Matter

 

…the sole purpose of human experience 

is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being

 

A child is born, and the parents

hold her to their bosom, 

then clutch each other in terror.

Without a thought, 

they have made another

human being to love,

who will one day grow up and leave them.

 

The End of Happiness ____ AKSHR

The End of Happiness

 

The primary cause of unhappiness 

is never the situation, 

but your thoughts about it. 

Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking.

 

The primary cause of unhappiness 

is never the situation, 

but your thoughts about it. 

Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking.

 

Have a thought, have another thought—

have another one. 

It’s okay to have thoughts.

 

It’s okay to have thoughts. 

It’s not the thought that matters, 

but how you react to it.

 

You can choose your thoughts—

and that's a beautiful thing.

____ AKSHR 

 

Watchmaker ____ AKSHR

Watchmaker

 

If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be unhappy for the rest of your life

 

If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be unhappy for the rest of your life

 

If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be unhappy for the rest of your life

 

But if you go to sleep at night knowing that tomorrow is another day to rise above what others tell you cannot be done, then I warn you that nothing can stand in your way.

____ AKSHR 

 

The First Human Who Threw an Insult ___ AKSHR

The First Human Who Threw an Insult

 

The first human who hurled an insult 

instead of a stone was the founder of civilization

 

He did so because he was sore, 

and the stone was too big to pick up

 

The first human who hurled an insult 

instead of a stone was the founder of civilization

 

He did so because he was sore, 

and the stone was too big to pick up

 ___ AKSHR 

The White Man's Burden ____ AKSHR

The White Man's Burden

 

People do not really want freedom,

because freedom involves responsibility

and most people are frightened of responsibility

A good man is simply one who never inflicts pain.

Without a great deal of talent for suffering, 

it is hard to be a saint.

Without great love, 

it is hard to give one's life for another.

Without food, 

it is hard to feed the hungry; 

without shelter, 

it is hard to help the homeless.

Without medicine, 

it is hard to heal the sick; 

without education, 

it is hard to help the ignorant;

without work, 

it is hard to provide for the idle.

        And if you don't accept this view of things 

        too much as your own then 

        we shall welcome you back when you return

 ____ AKSHR

The Significance of Small Things ____ AKSHR

The Significance of Small Things

 

Unexpressed emotions will never die.

They are buried alive and will come forth

later in uglier ways

 

So speak and say what’s on your mind

or you will be sorry for it someday.

Without expression, there will be no release.

Explosions result from pressure building up inside.

 

You must open the windows of your soul every day

and let the fresh air of freedom come in. 

If you don’t,

the stale air of repression will poison you,

crushing your creative power. 

You need to talk about it;

you need to get it out.

If you don’t, 

the unexpressed emotions will take their toll.

 ____ AKSHR