God, there’s reasons to be resentful about your existence. Everyone you know is gonna die. And there is going to be a fair bit of pain along the way, and lots of it is going to be unfair. It’s like, YEAH! No wonder you’re resentful. It’s like, act it out and see what happens. You make ...
Do not stand at my grave and Weep / Steh nicht an meinem Grab und Weine / Não fique na minha tumba e Chore / No te pares en mi tumba y Llore
I would not want you to cry. Go ahead and cry. You do not need to cry for me, of course. But I would not tell you not to cry at all. Every funeral is an opportunity to consider the harsh reality of Human mortality. There is no virtue in suppressing grief. Funerals are a perfectly ...
Pain is Reality / Schmerz ist Realität / Dor é Realidade / Dolor es Realidad
Fighting against (or resisting) the reality of the pain in your life creates suffering. Rather than resisting your pain, and so creating your suffering, you would be wise to learn to accept your authentic Self - your experience of who you really are and what you are really struggling with. In doing this, you can develop self-acceptance and ...
1997-09-02 Vienna, Austria / Human search for Meaning / Suche des Menschen nach Bedeutung / Pesquisa humana por Significado / Búsqueda humana de Significado
I know some people who probably would not survive more than a day without their iPhone let alone having everything in their life that could possibly be taken ripped away. Frankl lived through the horrors of the Holocaust, a prisoner in Auschwitz and Dachau. The loss of his family clarified for him that his purpose in this world was ...
Slave to Love / Sklave der Liebe / Escravo do Amor / Esclavo del Amor
Romantic Love has been described as one of the most sublime Human experiences; it has also been viewed as an addiction and illness. The apparent paradox between being madly in Love and being addicted can be resolved by analyzing the nature of Love and particularly its depth. Profound Love can not be achieved by only repeating pleasant experiences. Love is not ...
Ticking Clocks / Tickende Uhren / Relógios de TicTac / Relojes de TicTac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVgCULMJNa4 I see time escape. From this view the sun is rising perfect just like the day before.I see people coming and going, making their way into the World.I see the steam rising up from my coffee disappearing into a sky much bigger than me.I see ticking clocks.I hear times impatient song.An orchestra of chirping birds and ...
1969-08-31 Newton, USA / He was a Savage / Er war ein Wilder / Ele era um Selvagem / Era un Salvaje
Do what you do. Who cares what anyone thinks or says about you. Savages are themselves and do not care who knows it. Embrace the savage. A savage is someone who dislikes you, what you do, or what you represent. A savage thrives on negativity, criticism, and insults. Savages can be anyone. A savage in today’s modern culture is looked down upon. ...
Beyond Borders / Über Grenzen Hinweg / Além das Fronteiras / Más allá de las Fronteras
You are at a crossroad moment in your life. No matter your age, you are at a point where you need more than a well-articulated theory. Consider going on the adventure of your life - one of profound Love, real joy, and many surprises. Life has no limits. Feel the same way about your life, no matter ...
The world is made of Magic / Die Welt besteht aus Magie / O mundo é feito de Mágica / El mundo esta hecho de Magia
You think magic is weird, unreal and for fairytales. It is not. Magic is very real and very common. Is flying magic. With a plane, it is not. For medieval men, it was. Is flying without a plane magic. For birds, it is not. And for Humans. Who knows. Is a rainbow magic. A drop of ...
1995-08-28 Filderstadt, Germany / The Neverending Story / Die unendliche Geschichte / A história sem Fim / La historia interminable
Human passions have mysterious ways, in children as well as grown-ups. Those affected by them can not explain them, and those who have not known them have no understanding of them at all. Some people risk their lives to conquer a mountain peak. No one, not even they themselves, can really explain why. Others ruin themselves ...
Expectations and Reality / Erwartungen und Realität / Expectativas e Realidade / Expectativas y Realidad
The media World is creating a big gap between expectations and reality. In the media World, everyone is handsome, rich, happy and living the drea. Every day, you are exposed to thousands of ads showing you all these happy people. Not surprisingly you connect happiness with buying new things. And you figure out that shopping does not really ...
I make a Choice / Ich treffe eine Entscheidung / Eu faço uma Escolha / Hago una Eleccion
You spend an inordinate amount of time, and a tremendous amount of energy, making choices between equally attractive options in everyday situations. The problem is, that while they may be equally attractive, they are also differently attractive, with tradeoffs that require compromise. Compromise can be vital to success. While agreeing to a compromise can take some time and effort and ...
Born into This / In dies Hineingeboren / Nascido em Isso / Nacido en Esto
You have been born into a World where fear is the only lasting emotion The reign of terror has become so open and clear that most people find it hard to deny the World is devolving into a totalitarian dictatorship. Citizens are asked to make a choice between an incompetent war-hawk and another incompetent wark-hawk. Terrorist attacks ...
2007-08-24 New York, USA / New World Order / Neue Weltordnung / Nova ordem Mundial / Nuevo orden Mundial
The New World Order is an emerging totalitarian World government. A secretive power elite with a globalist agenda is conspiring to eventually rule the World through an authoritarian government which will replace sovereign nation-states. Many influential historical and contemporary figures have been purported to be part of a group that operates through many front organizations to orchestrate political and financial events. Ranging from causing systemic crisis to pushing through controversial policies at international and ...
A message of Feeling / Eine Botschaft des Gefühls / Uma mensagem de Sentimento / Un mensaje de Sentimiento
We have to have a vision. I don’t mean a plan. I don’t mean an agenda. I mean a vision and you don’t - the vision comes from above. It comes from - call it the unconscious, call it the Gaian mind, call it the Great Spirit.It doesn’t come out of committee meetings and the ...
Fear of Missing out / Angst außen vor zu Bleiben / Medo de ficar de Fora / Miedo de quedarse Afuera
Fear of Missing out - is the acute and often unjustified belief that everyone is having more fun than you, and that you are somehow being left out of all the fun. But this affliction, caused by social media where you see endless status updates and photos of your friends showing off their (supposedly) happier, more ...
Drugs are so Enjoyable / Drogen sind so Angenehm / Drogas são tão Agradáveis / Drogas son tan Agradables
Let's face it: Humans are totally crazy for sex, for getting wasted, and for enjoying all kinds of entertainment. Massive industries and crime organizations already exploit these most basic Human needs and desires. After arms and oil, drugs is the biggest money-spinning market on the planet, pulling in 200 billion every year. Porn is a 97 ...
Global Inequality / Globale Ungleichheit / Desigualdade Global / Desigualdad Global
The last 40 years have been great to poverty reduction across the World. More people on the globe have exited poverty and gained access to goods and food than in any historical perio . However, while millions are leaving misery, especially in Asia, the rich are becoming richer. The middle class, the 40% in the the middle, ...
Human Transcendence / Menschliche Transzendenz / Transcendência Humana / Trascendencia Humana
We use technology to transcend our limits, to move exponentially and transcend our World. There is an entire movement, called transhumanism, dedicated to promoting the use of technological advancements to enhance our physical, intellectual and psychological capabilities, transcending the limitations of the Human condition. Transhumanism had been the the terrain of science fiction authors and fringe philosophers ...
Young at Heart / Jung Geblieben / Jovem no Coração / Jóven de Corazón
You will carry the accumulation of years in your body and on your face, but you can stay young at heart and in your mind and not let the years weigh on your spirit. When you stop having dreams and stop trying to achieve them you start aging. If you act old, you will feel old. So many ...
The formula for Happiness / Die Formel für Glück / A fórmula para a Felicidade / La fórmula de la Felicidad
Money can not make you happy, but a lack of it can definitely make your life miserable. If you can not afford a thing and you are constantly scared of how you will go through the next month, you do not have time to be happy. Money can contribute to happiness to a certain point. It is ...
I am a Model / Ich bin ein Model / Eu sou um Modelo / Soy un Modelo
We have come a long way and today everybody is a model on social media. Instagram is making anyone and everyone a model. While models of the past were confined to pixels on television and polished pages in magazines, models today all come in palm-sized screens with a tap and a quick refresh. It is a numbers ...
The attributes of God / Die Attribute Gottes / Os atributos de Deus / Los atributos de Dios
Religion has been a constant element of Human existence over time and space. While religions may offer considerable social, philosophical and ethical wisdom, their explicit beliefs are quite clearly a bunch of fairy tales. This is true for the primitive tribal religions and for the so-called higher religions The believers of the higher religions can recognize ...
1988-08-14 Maranello, Italy / The Commander / Der Kommandant / O Comendador / Il Commendatore
Do you feel the need, the need for speed. Driving a Ferrari is for thrill seekers and car racing lovers. For some, owning a Ferrari is only a dream, a sweet dream, but that is all. All young boys, at one point or another, have a fascination with supercars. For some it was all about the chance ...
Do not strive for Happiness / Strebe nicht nach Glück / Não se esforce para a Felicidade / No luches por la Felicidad
Life is tragic. You are tiny and ignorant and weak and everything else is huge, complex and overwhelming. The pursuit of happiness is pointless. Happiness is a pointless goal. It is not something to aim at – because it is not an aim. There are many circumstances in life where happiness is not only the wrong ...