there’s something so sad about how we treat old people nowadays. historically, humans have accomplished so many great things because we valued our elders, took care of them, and gave them meaningful retirement. meanwhile we have seniors aged 60+ working in retail just to survive. can you imagine working your entire life, just to work until you die? in fucking retail? 

“There are only two kinds of people: those who believe they are a victim of the world and those who understand that they are the world.”

“As soon as you are born you are given a name, a religion, a nationality and a race. You spend the rest of your life defending a fictional identity.”

“You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe, an intrinsic part of it.”

“When you no longer believe everything you think, you step out of thought and see clearly that the thinker is not who you are.”

“Sometimes, Grace throws you and your ‘world’ into the washing machine, full spin, so that the fearful and controlling tendency is compelled to offer itself to the Totality—to the will and dance of the Cosmos.”

“The simple act of thinking about your emotions automatically distances yourself from them and makes them less powerful, which then enables you to more easily step back, analyze, and channel the emotion in a more positive and constructive way.”