The Insightful Quotes

Here are some of the quotes I jotted down that defining life as I read along the book:

-“Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do; Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it”; Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others” ; “Don’t assume that it’s too late to get involved”.(18)

- “the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it. Create your own. Most people can’t do it. They’re more unhappy than me-even in my current condition.”(36)

-”Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldn’t. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take anything for granted.” (40)

-”The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it”(42).

-”So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning”.(43)

-”Money is not the most important thing” (46)

“Aging is not just decayed, you know. It’s growth. It’s more than the negative that you’re going to die, it’s also the positive that you understand you’re going to die, and that you live a better life because of it"(118).