C. S. Lewis noted that the one prayer that God almost never grants is “encore.” Lewis wrote that our nostalgia for the “golden moments in the past” can be nourishing and sustaining, as long as we see them for what they are—memories, not blueprints. “Properly bedded down in a past which we do not miserably […]
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Writer and entrepreneur Kevin Kelly on making life count: “I am now 55 years old. Like a lot of people in middle age my late-night thoughts bend to contemplations about how short my remaining time is. Even with increasing longevity there is not enough time to do all that I want. Nowhere close. My friend Stewart Brand, […]
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Xun Zi, a Chinese philosopher living around 312 BC, on the importance of focus: “The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.” Source: Iron Sharpens Iron: Wisdom of the Ages
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“Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation.” – Jean Arp “Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflections will come even more effective action.” – […]
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