Read through the most famous quotes by topic #ah
Ladies and gentlemen, Jamal Feldstein-Roth." I blinked. "Wait, Jamal?" "Suck it," he said with a grin. "My parents are liberal Jews from Long Island, okay? They wanted me to have a connection to my heritage." Jamie made air quotes with his fingers. "I'm not judging - my middle name is Amitra. I'm just surprised." "Amitra," Noah amused. "Mystery solved." "What is that?" Jamie asked me." "Sanskrit? Hindi?" I shrugged. "Randomly?" I shook my head. "My mom's Indian." "What does that mean?" Jamie asked me. "What does Jamal mean?" I asked him. "Point taken. ↗
#mara-dyer #noah-shaw #the-evolution-of-mara-dyer #evolution
He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act ↗
#education #inspiration #international-relations #kurt-hahn #service
Veganism is an act of nonviolent defiance. It is our statement that we reject the notion that animals are things and that we regard sentient nonhumans as moral persons with the fundamental moral right not to be treated as the property or resources of humans. ↗
To say that a being who is sentient has no interest in continuing to live is like saying that a being with eyes has no interest in continuing to see. Death—however “humane”—is a harm for humans and nonhumans alike. ↗
Speciesism is morally objectionable because, like racism, sexism, and heterosexism, it links personhood with an irrelevant criterion. Those who reject speciesism are committed to rejecting racism, sexism, heterosexism, and other forms of discrimination as well. ↗
Sooner or later in life everyone discovers that perfect happiness is unrealizable, but there are few who pause to consider the antithesis: that perfect unhappiness is equally unattainable. The obstacles preventing the realization of both these extreme states are of the same nature: they derive from our human condition which is opposed to everything infinite. ↗
When you are soul-centered, you can focus your attention where and when you want to, easily, without distraction. You know to look for what you want to see and experience. You know that what you seek you shall find, and what you focus on in life will be more prominent in your awareness. You know your awareness is powerful and creative." ~ Sarah McLean ↗
#inspirational #meditation #sarah-mclean #soul #soul-centered
For me, the dying part wasn’t so horrible. I was only in pain for a few moments before death arrived. For me, the difficult part was having so many things that I had yet to experience, leaving behind people that I cared about. I wasn’t through living. ↗
