Do You Realize?

by Kevin A. Kuhn

he needed to worry less and appreciate life a little more.

Lesson from chapter 1

If one party is losing control, what’s the simplest way to regain their power? It’s fear.

Chapter 4 lesson

“Sins and immorality create ethics, social mores, customs, and beliefs.

In the end, only one thing matters: love. If we love each other, the universe will take care of everything else.”

particularly love rock and roll because it walks that line between order and chaos.

You need a galactic location just on the edge of order and chaos.”

She can live her life, she can explore, she can create, and she can love.

Mandy, even tho seriously injured in a car accident

Fear should be an advisor whose counsel is weighed carefully, not a leader whose commands are followed blindly.”

shows that positivity has a scientifically measurable impact

You need to be more positive with him.

George with his son

“Because technology is already advancing too fast, and we need our humanity to keep pace. And, more importantly, we need to learn from our mistakes.

It’s impossible to fight a war on drugs, alcohol, prostitution, or unhealthy foods. You’re just throwing money away on symptoms. You have to attack the root causes,

We have to teach not only math and English, but also emotional intelligence.

I just wanted to thank you for letting me be a kid and learn some lessons on my own. I think it made me a better person.

George to his parents when he went back to Mom's last birthday

“George, I believe the meaning of life is two things. The first one is balance. It’s about finding the edge of everything but never going over. If you’re an athlete, it’s the edge of your endurance; if you’re a lawyer, it’s about finding the edge of beliefs and mores; if you’re a guitarist, it’s the edge of creativity. Artists can’t take their creativity so far that it becomes unintelligible or unrecognizable to others. They must find that middle where they stretch people’s thinking without losing them. If you’re a parent, you have to find that balance between pushing your children to grow without pushing them away. None of it’s easy. It’s always a struggle, but that’s the key. All the clichés are true. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Why do we climb the mountain? We climb it because it’s there.” Shiloh looked at George to see if he was following.

Balance

“It’s love, of course.

the second is love

it’s the journey, not the destination.

fireworks bloomed and boomed,

I like the alliteration

If my traveling is teaching me anything, it’s that I tend to glorify the past.

But cancer is not an infectious agent that you can attack. It’s essentially a failure in the body’s processes.

So I appreciate faith: people’s ability to believe in more than they can see. There is great beauty in that.

By accident, they discovered that it wasn’t changing events that made the difference, but rather changing people.

Sure, just give me a cape. Shiloh and these parallel world scientists have no clue what they’re doing. If they did, they wouldn’t have picked me. A chance to save the very multiverse itself? What bullshit!

I learned to appreciate everything this universe has given me.

I’ve learned not to underestimate the power of tragedy.

Full quote: I've learned not to underestimate the power of tragedy.

learned that not only does the universe need conflict and challenges to adv...

Full quote: I learned that not only does the universe need conflict and challenges to advance, but I do as well.

understand that the past is not as wonderful as I remember and that the future is l...

Full quote: I understand that the past is not as wonderful as I remeber and that the future is likely better than I fear.

Tell him what you’ve learned. Maybe the multiverse does have a chance after all.” The End