ancora imparo

chaotic-ish academia

"In that case, don't betray your desires and don't bury them inside yourself until they die of starvation. Learn to bring what's real together with what you yearn for. In all that you do, give the best of yourself so that your spirit is returned to you, and offer the best of yourself to each person so that they can terturn your love. You'll see tat the world will become a magnifying mirror, reflecting back at everything tahat you gave without self interest and more. Because the only way to surround yourself with smiles is to smile, and the only way to surround yourself with love is to give it to others. There will come a moment when you're suspended between a world that revolves around you, in childhood, and a world that is open to others whn you're grown up. It's then that you have to let go of everything fanciful, all your stubornness and all your selfishness, so you can grow into the convictions you'll need for defending your noble ideas. Love yourself and you'll be able to love others. Love your dreams, so that you can use them to build a world that is warm and beatufiul, full of smiles and hugs. That will be a world you want to live in, and it will turn in the orbit of a rainbow. If you really believe in it, and build it up bit by bit with every little act, that world will become real for you. And it will be the reward for all your worthy endeavors--I've never seen someone fully enjoying an undeserved happiness. It's only people who truly love that are like stars, and their light keeps shining on us after they are gone."

The Return of the Young Prince (2006)