THE GIRL ON THE TRAIL
Writers understand the world better, but they lack the strength to change it. Perhaps that is so because they understand their limitations more than others.
Having a deep sense of understanding is a huge burden for a mind that can’t directly influence things.”
Kindness is a source of relief to the soul of the giver, creating a sense of fortitude that is incomprehensible to those who do not know what kindness is all about.
Even the enslaved peoples of the world wouldn’t be held down if they stop thinking that they are partly to blame for their plight."
“Why do we complicate life, when it was meant to be very simple?"
We, humans, have come up with so many superficialities that are completely unnecessary for our existence and happiness on earth.
Whenever you think of something bigger than
yourself or bigger than one person, know that you are weaving ideas.
Revolutionary ideas are those that we weave to better the wellbeing of
humankind or a broad spectrum of the people of this world who even, may know
nothing about it.”
In today’s world, human desires far supersede human needs. Waste, as you can see, is the result of that disparity.
Writers are the most tormented of all the different categories of artists that are out there in the world.”
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIL
“…a writer, like most artists, needs a partner who can act as the fuel to his artistic mind and soul, yet has the great ability to sober him up and help him be in sync with the non-artistic part of his soul.”
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIL
Man craves joy far more than anything else in life, but there is nothing as madly intoxicating as the feeling of joy that comes from the soul.
There are people we should deal with on conditional bases, my
dear Tania. These people come in different forms. You will come across those
who lag behind because it is their fault; you will also come across those who
are a reminder of where we come from. They are the ones to come to terms with
by being true to ourselves and by heeding our consciences. And now, the other!”
“What other?”
“There are also those who remind us of where we don’t want to
be by consciously or unconsciously keeping us connected to our nightmares. They
are the ones to avoid.”
Singers, actors or artists who touch on sorrow are trying to give comfort to aggrieved souls by giving some meaning to their sorrows.
“With true love, you can move mountains, make unusual sacrifices, live a life of deprivations and still be happy.”
A man can’t talk of true happiness if he has never known true love—the trusting, selfless and unconditional love that I took for granted.
“…the truest feeling of happiness is the security that comes with being loved.”
Most people live lives that are full of mysteries, lives whose ultimate purpose we may never really understand. But for the sake of serenity, we must believe in life’s nobleness.”
.. People who are the spices of this world are the natural souls with instincts and impulses that have not been pruned by evolution and civilization.”
“The writer is the cursed artist of the soul. The expression of his art is a reflection of his quest to understand man by unraveling the mysteries that have been haunting humankind from time immemorial. In the end of his journey to understand man, the writer becomes more human even though his soul ends up finding less peace.”
“Perhaps fate has a way of turning things around and making something good out of the action of someone who failed humanity without meaning to.”
Never allow yourself to be sapped of your extraordinary energy that is the necessary ingredient for creating something new and progressive.
I think preconceived ideas or prejudgments are meant to give us an edge whenever we are dealing with others we don’t know or haven’t made the effort to understand."
The selfish and self-centered have a hard time being kind, even though you and I know that kindness is a source of relief to the soul.
…our recollections bring out our joyful smiles, but hardly make us chortle or guffaw; our recollections often leave imprints on our faces that show our regrets, but they hardly produce sounds that echo the depth of those regrets.”
Some honest people think it is better to know the ways of the devil without being evil.”
There is nothing as discouraging as treading a
path that you know leads to nowhere.”
Writers are the most pathetic souls when it comes to expressing their own feelings. Their personalities are as complex as the characters they weave.
Our preconceptions sometimes stem from our ignorance, insecurity or a complex of inferiority.”
"...a woman he hurt badly decades ago thought he was
a lethally good soul that no woman could afford to love. She was right in a
way. Notwithstanding the women whose hearts he could not satisfy, I still
regard Uncle Paul as an instinctively good person capable of hurtful actions, a
wandering soul lost in a conflict within, a heart that has been weeping
internally for the mistakes he could not undo, and a restive spirit that could
only be calmed by rue. At the end of the day, I love him for finally admitting
to himself that his love could not be relied upon..."
“We still need to give our best to life even if we do not understand the purpose of our existence on earth.”
Most of the truly kind people of this world show some measure of discomfort when offered kindness. Their gratitude stems not only from their understanding of the depth of the force of kindness, but also from their conviction that kindness should not be taken for granted.”
"The scrupulous survivors in life are the best counterweight to unscrupulous survivors."
“When we tend to be too hard on those we love, we erode the softness of our souls in the process, taking out the humanity within us that is the nucleus of our goodness, even if our actions are for their own sake.”
“…reality is the make-believe of the majority that can only thrive in conformity.”
The true leaders of our time, the legends of this world or the movers of the movers are the towering figures that are blessed with beautiful minds, receptive ears and directing voices. They are the ones we should emulate in life.
Don’t be afraid of those failures that do not lead to a loss of life or that do not incapacitate people."
“…reality is the make-believe of the majority that can only thrive in conformity.”
So, you see; you have the soul of a missionary, the heart of a revolutionary and the mind of a reformer. But what are you to yourself and the family and friends who will always be there for you?”
“At what point is normal natural?"
“Isn’t reality based on the prevailing culture, the trend that people want to identify with?”
Never give up the freeness of your soul. Live your duty to mankind, nurture creatures of this world as a true mother of the earth, but never shut your imagination off from those desires that distinguish you from the ordinary. Never allow yourself to be sapped of that extraordinary energy that is the necessary ingredient for creating something new and progressive."
Hold onto your creativity, that idealism that is rooted in some degree of innocence and a firm belief in something finer than the things we already have.”
There is no bigger gratification than the realization of the things you believe in after overcoming all the odds.”
In your selflessness pursuit of things higher than yourself, you appear selfish or inconsiderate to those who truly love you and who have cared deeply about you from the first day you came into their lives."
Avoid people who hurt from an impulse. I mean people who have this tendency to relish their capacity to hurt the good souls of this world, and who after hurting, wake up the next day without a trace of despondent brooding, and then move on with life never thinking that they should show some remorse or try to repent.
Life is full of intriguing souls that you cannot penetrate… An uncomfortable percentage of those anguished and impregnable souls also have suffering hearts that are further tormented by a deluded mind. They will hurt out of an impulse, and then live their lives after that without the slightest remorse.”
We need the wisdom to accept the fact that this world abounds with issues we cannot solve; and we need to part ways with those people, ideas and things that are a vexation to the soul.”
In dealing with others, man is inherently a slave to his preconceptions, to the stereotypes he became familiar with that made life easier for him to comprehend.
Most people have this tendency to make judgments on others based on preconceptions, especially when they are dealing with them for the first time."
“The narrow-minded find it convenient to create stereotypes, and then try to fit everybody, everything and every situation into those stereotypes."
Judgments based on preconceptions make life simple for us to deal with since that means we safely shield ourselves behind barriers of preconception that helped us feel safe in whatever views or assumptions we are having."
Life is a mighty joke that is not meant to be funny."
Some people live their memorable years fighting against their basic instincts only to succumb in the end to what was actually good for them.”
“There are people who bring joy to our lives, but who fail to make us happy. They are the people for the moment. Never rely on their love because it is not sustainable. Their love is like a comet that illuminates the sky, but then fades away because it lacks the sustainable energy of the sun."
In the world of today, human desires far supersede human needs. Waste, as you can see, is the result of all of those contradictions. That is how we ended up complicating our world.”
Societies and people that come close to being happy are those that do well in narrowing the disparity between their desires and their needs, especially the material things of life.”
When somebody you love dies, a phase of life’s innocence dies with that person, and a part of you dies as well.
We always emerge from the death of a loved one like a phoenix arising from its funeral pyre."
Writers are the most tormented of all the different categories of artists that are out there in the world.”
“Having a deep sense of understanding is a huge burden for a mind that can’t directly influence things.”
Writers are the most pathetic souls when it comes to expressing their personal feelings. Their personalities are as complex as the characters they have weaved. And in a curious way, without them really knowing it, writers are the sum total of the characters they created in their heads or in their writings. Yes, My Dear Tania; writers are capable of reflecting their characters, even though most of them are determined to be just like your ordinary guy next door.”
A writer needs a partner who can act as fuel to his artistic mind, yet has the great ability to sober him up and help him be in sync with the non-artistic part of his soul."
Male writers who never find the stabilizing force of an understanding woman in their lives usually end up as the jaded figures of their days, the types who give much artistic expression to the world, but who are lonely in their overcrowded worlds of love."
When singers, actors or artists touch on sorrow, they are trying to give comfort to aggrieved souls by giving some meaning to their sorrows. The job of the singer, actor or artists ,in general, is to make us comfortable with our feelings or emotions―be it pain, hurt, anger, hatred, sadness, pleasure, love, cheerfulness or joy.”
by Janvier Chouteu-Chando,
