If we have a positive mental attitude, then even when surrounded by hostility, we’ll not lack inner peace. But if our attitude is negative, influenced by fear, suspicion, or helplessness, even when surrounded by our best friends, in comfortable surroundings, we won’t be happy.
Controlling our desire for more, learning to live within realistic limits, is not only in our own interest. It’s also necessary if we are to overcome the challenges to life on Earth that our incessant quest for more generates—since the material resources of this planet are finite
Will people remember your name in 100 YEARS?
Probably not, and who cares? You’ll be DEAD. Don’t worry about what people will say when you’re gone.
Live a life that you LOVE while you’re still here. See how far you can PUSH yourself. See just how far you can go.
It drives me nuts when people are afraid to make a decision, because the inability to decide is FAR MORE detrimental to progress than are mistakes.
Fucking up is no big deal, you’ll learn. Standing still is what will ruin you.
As a human being I am committed to trying to share with others that we are social creatures, because of which, whether we are religious believers or not, we need a sense of concern for others’ well-being.
@RoKhanna Students being able to afford to attend college is not the problem. Enrollment is fine. Making college free results in students treating it like high school. Nobody tries. Everyone has a HS diploma so its not valuable.
What we need to fix is getting a job that pays well after