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"I had no epiphany, no singular revelation,
no moment of truth, but a steady accumulation of a thousand slights,
a thousand indignities, a thousand unremembered moments, produced in
me an anger, a rebelliousness, a desire to fight the system that imprisoned
my people. There was no particular day on which I said, From henceforth
I will devote myself to the liberation of my people; instead, I simply
found myself doing so, and could not do otherwise."
--Nelson Mandela "Long Walk to Freedom" |
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While a small bird attempts to save a burning
forest, engaged in a seemingly futile mission, she flies back and forth
from the river dripping water from her beak. As the lone bird is running
out of energy, the Buddhist gods, representing a compassionate function
in the universe, see her desperate efforts and are so moved by her sincerity
that they begin to cry. The "rain" of their tears extinguishes the fire
and the forest survives.
A Buddhist parable |
"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together.
All things connect."
Chief Seattle
“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it." Chinese Proverb.
“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Albert Pine
"Be the change you want to see in the world" M.K. Ganhdi
"All truth passes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." Schopenhauer
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