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‘Only adults look while pretending not to. Is that better? Or is it better to ask straight out?’
That, is very true.
Can you imagine what it’s like for someone who can’t see or feel, to taste something sweet?’
oh wow. this is humbling
It’s my belief that everything in this world has its own language. We have the ability to open up our ears and minds to anything and everything. That could be someone walking down the street, or it could be the sunshine or the wind.
People’s lives never stay the same colour forever. There are times when the colour of life changes completely.
I began to understand that we were born in order to see and listen to the world. And that’s all this world wants of us. It doesn’t matter that I was never a teacher or a member of the workforce, my life had meaning.
All experience adds up to a life lived as only you could. I feel sure the day will come when you can say: this is my life.
If all you ever see is reality, you just want to die. The only way to get over barriers, she said, is to live in the spirit of already being over them.’
Some lives are all too brief, while others are a continual struggle. I couldn’t help thinking that it was a brutal assessment of people’s lives to employ usefulness to society as a yardstick by which to measure their value.
Anyone is capable of making a positive contribution to the world through simple observation, irrespective of circumstance.
‘We were born in order to see and listen to the world.’ It’s a powerful notion, with the potential to subtly reshape our view of everything.
