What surprises you most about humankind?

That they get bored with childhood,
they rush to grow up, and then
long to be children again.




That they lost their health to make money...
and then lose their money to restore their health.





That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present,
such that they live in neither
the present nor the future.




That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived.



They should learn that they cannot make anyone love them.
All they can do is let themselves be loved.

They should learn that it is not good
to compare themselves to others.

They should learn to forgive
by practicing forgiveness.


They should learn that it only takes a few seconds
to open profound wounds in those they love,
and it can take many years to heal them.



They should learn that a rich person
is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least.



They should learn that there are people
who love them deeply,
but simply have not yet learned
how to express or show their feelings.





They should learn that two people can
look at the same thing
and see it differently.

They should learn that it is not enough that they
forgive one another, but they must also forgive
themselves.