The Leaves Let Go, The Seeds Let

I Wanted To Be A Citizen Of The World But Not In A Superficial Way.

One Of Life's Best Coping Mechanisms Is To Know The Difference Between An Inconvenience And A Problem. If You Break Your Neck, If You Have Nothing To Eat, If Your House Is On Fire, Then You’ve Got A Problem. Everything Else Is An Inconvenience. Life Is Inconvenient. Life Is Lumpy. A Lump In The Oatmeal, A Lump In The Throat And A Lump In The Breast Are Not The Same Kind Of Lump. One Needs To Learn The Difference.

Life Is. I Am. Anything Might Happen. And I Believe I May Invest My Life With Meaning. The Uncertainty Is A Blessing In Disguise. If I Were Absolutely Certain About All Things, I Would Spend My Life In Anxious Misery, Fearful Of Losing My Way. But Since Everything And Anything Are Always Possible, The Miraculous Is Always Nearby And Wonders Shall Never, Ever Cease.

Then He Read The Words Of The Scroll Slowly, First In Japanese And Then Carefully Translated Into English: 'there Is Really Nothing You Must Be. And There Is Nothing You Must Do. There Is Really Nothing You Must Have. And There Is Nothing You Must Know. There Is Really Nothing You Must Become. However. It Helps To Understand That Fire Burns, And When It Rains, The Earth Gets Wet. . . .' 'whatever, There Are Consequences. Nobody Is Exempt,' Said The Master.

I Get Tired Of Hearing It's A Crummy World And That People Are No Damned Good. What Kind Of Talk Is That? I Know A Place In Payette, Idaho, Where A Cook And A Waitress And A Manager Put Everything They've Got Into Laying A Chicken-fried Steak On You.