Life
"The proper function of man is to live - not to exist." -- Jack London Too often we go through life on autopilot, going through the motions and having each day pass like the one before it. That's fine, and comfortable, until you have gone through another year without having done anything, without having really lived life. That's fine, until you have reached old age and look back on life with regrets. That's fine, until you see your kids go off to college and realize that you missed their childhoods. It's not fine.
39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist - by Dumb Little Man
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See also ... Advent Litany Litany and Hope Some aphorisms Instructions for Life Some Heinlein thoughts Prayers in a Time of Need Free Will and the Omnipotence of God I've Learned - that you cannot make someone love you.
I was at a Kurt Vonnegut talk in New York a few years ago. Talking about writing, life, and everything. He explained why people have such a need for drama in their life . He said, “ People have been hearing fantastic stories since time began. The problem is, they think life is supposed to be like the stories. Let's look at a few examples. ”
Kurt Vonnegut explains drama | Derek Sivers
“Great moments often catch us unawares….” There was a time in my life twenty years ago when I was driving a cab for a living. It was a cowboy’s life, a gambler’s life, a life for someone who wanted no boss, constant movement and the thrill of a dice roll every time a new passenger got into the cab. What I didn’t count on when I took the job was that it was also a ministry. Because I drove the night shift, my cab became a rolling confessional. Passengers would climb in, sit behind me in total anonymity and tell me of their lives.
The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget | Zen Moments - StumbleUpon
88 Important Truths I've Learned About Life | Raptitude.com
Everyone gets drilled with certain lessons in life. Sometimes it takes repeated demonstrations of a given law of life to really get it into your skull, and other times one powerful experience drives the point home once forever. Here are 88 things I’ve discovered about life, the world, and its inhabitants by this point in my short time on earth. 1. You can’t change other people, and it’s rude to try.