عبدالرحمن علي

“I’m just a collection of mirrors, reflecting what everyone else expects of me.”
― Rollo May, Man's Search for Himself

“Dostoevski said once, "There is only one thing I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings." These words frequently came to my mind after I became acquainted with those martyrs whose behavior in camp, whose suffering and death, bore witness to the fact that the last inner freedom cannot be lost. It can be said that they were worthy of the their sufferings; the way they bore their suffering was a genuine inner achievement. It is this spiritual freedom—which cannot be taken away—that makes life meaningful and purposeful.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

“When I have been listened to and when I have been heard, I am able to re-perceive my world in a new way and to go on. It is astonishing how elements that seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens, how confusions that seem irremediable turn into relatively clear flowing streams when one is heard. I have deeply appreciated the times that I have experienced this sensitive, empathic, concentrated listening.”
― Carl R. Rogers

“بنفسي فتى سهل الخلائقِ طيبٌ
يمازحُ دهراً عابساً لا يُمازح

ويُكثِر قول الشّعر في الحربِ لا الهوى
لأن الهوى لو قِيسَ بالحرب جارح

ففي كلّ حربٍ ثَمَّ حقٌ وباطلٌ
وفي الحبِّ لا هذا ولا ذاكَ واضحُ

فإن قال لا أهوى فليس بصادقٍ
وإن قال أهوى أخجلتهُ المذابحُ”
― تميم البرغوثي