Martes, Pebrero 13, 2018

Meditations II: Meditations posted in Facebook and other additions.


  1. Listen, listen, for not all the times you are right.
  2. He who mocks the word of the wise is a fool himself, true wisdom comes from listening.
  3. True wisdom is when you know that you are ignorant.
  4. Truthful lips win everyone's trust; for the deceitful tongue is doomed to nonacceptance.
  5. A truthful child is a pride of his parents; deceitful is his father's shame.
  6. Grieve thee not, o deceitful lips, If no one believes you any longer... You have lost their trust. You are responsible for your doom.
  7. True love wouldn't exist unless you start it from yourself.
  8. If shame moves us to propriety, then let shame guides us to be graceful.
  9. Be like a child: Humble and obedient like water, Curious like a philosopher, innocent, docile, open to instruction, cheerful.
  10. No matter how far your age have come, let the heart of a child lives inside you.
  11. Our heads are like an empty vessel; pour something into it and it shall be filled.
  12. Open your mind for new learning, open your heart for instruction. If someone reprimands you, accept it with humility and joy; if someone scolds you, do not fight for your pride and sense of shame. For in correction, we learn more.
  13. If the door is closed no one is welcome. If your mind is closed, no wisdom is welcome.
  14. Be humble to accept your ignorance, and openness of mind shall follow.
  15. True wisdom comes from humility; for humility opens our hearts, openness welcomes learning, and learning is where we get wisdom.
  16. Reality is like a taste of tea: mostly tasteless and quite bitter, yet seldom sweet. But once you accept it, it brings cleanse and good health.
  17. O pain!
    How dreadful is with you
    But you reward wisdom.
  18. Wise man knows he's ignorant; foolish is he who thinks he's wise.
  19. Wise men seeks answers and understanding, foolish is he who ignores questions.
  20. Wise men loves teachings and instructions, foolish is he who rebukes it.
  21. Love is an ACTION; a rational choice. Not an intuitive infatuation.
  22. Before you speak, THINK. Twice, thrice, or a hundred times. That is why wise men speak less.
  23. Obedience: is not a passive acquiescence, but an active will to do his task with faith.
  24. Obedience does not mean being an subservient slave to his master, but being one in spirit with his collaborator.
  25. Obedience and faith is often intertwined; that however hard the task may be, one must be steadfast in believing its purpose.
  26. How you see the outside world depends on how you see the world inside your head.
  27. Farewells are always sad, but that's the reality of life. People come and go, whether intentionally or not. Fate designs it, perhaps for a purpose.
  28. A king may rule his kingdom; but he can never control his subject's heart.
  29. Sun is never absent in the storm; it is just behind the clouds.
  30. Polity and etiquette are not forms of social repression, they are just ways to show respect and give dignity to others.

NATURE AND MAN

1. Nature is what we are part of. We are connected with it, not the lord of it. We are never gods. 2. Nature is what sustains us life; ...