Não há nada que nos pareça tão inútil como as nossas cóleras, quando as evocamos tempos depois.

If it comes, let it come. If it goes, it's ok, let it go. Let things come and go. Don't let anything disturb your peace. Stay calm and carry on.

If it comes, let it come. If it goes, it's ok, let it go. Let things come and go. Stay calm, don't let anything disturb your peace, and carry on.

A Buddhist story is that a man came shouting angrily at Buddha, who remained unaffected by him. When questioned by others as to how he remained calm and unaffected, Buddha answered with a question. “If someone gives you a gift and you choose not to receive it, to whom then does the gift belong?” Of course it stays with the giver.

When you are angry you will find that you have lost yourself. You have lost yourself to outside forces. Your actions are no longer seeking to benefit your life. You must center yourself, allow yourself to calm down and postpone the making of decisions to a time when you have stabilized.

Ele me revelou um lado melhor do meu ser. Quer dizer, não falo apenas do talento para literatura. Refiro-me principalmente à sensibilidade, à liberdade para sentir intensamente e não ter mais vergonha disso. Falo de chorar quando a vontade vem, de fazer um gesto de carinho quando isso é tudo o que importa. Falo de ser humano quando isso significa conhecer nossos defeitos e limites, cientes de que nós somos sempre capazes de nos aprimorar, capazes de aprender a ser mais gente!