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idea was to turn Facebook into the digital version of a message in a bottle.
I will never give up. Remind yourself of this, we can survive and we will survive.
Life must be lived at the right time. Death is not scary when one dies after having lived fully. One must choose to live though and face all adversities.
What did the Romans say? “De gustibus non disputandum est.” It’s worthless to discuss personal taste: it is called 'personal' for a reason.
It made our presence in the world meaningful; we still served a purpose.
The best love I can give you is the one that will awaken your soul. That will make you want to reach for more, plant a fire in your heart, and make you stronger. That's what I hope to give you forever.”
I remembered Albert Einstein once said, "We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking, if mankind is to survive,
She managed to keep everything to herself for years and then decided to release it all on me before exploding or committing suicide. She tried a few times, as she once admitted amid tears. She had stepped back from the balcony barrier at the last minute.
If they wanted to, I was sure they could end my life in no time just as they had with all the others.
I had no clue. All was supposition, a rough guess that I was somehow needed. I had nothing really to support that, apart from the fact that they had paid a visit to me when I was a child. I had no directions. Stalemate.
“For your race, respect, justice, fairness, and magnanimity are virtues only appreciated by those who lack the courage to hurt and are afraid of suffering. Not worthy of those who have the power to impose themselves with such traits.
Expiating a sin does not mean doing something opposite to wallow in guilt, but to use that same guilt to achieve full knowledge of the sin. The fault lies more not in having committed certain acts, rather in having carried them out without reaching their intimate knowledge. And this leads to committing a wrong again and again.
