Joseph Campbell: “All life is suffering…” James Joyce answered: “Is Life Worth Leaving?”
Cambell: “Freud tells us to blame our parents for all the shortcomings of our life, and Marx tells us to blame the upper class of our society. But the only one to blame is oneself. That’s the hopeful thing about the Indian idea of karma. Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself.”
Campbell:” The place to find is within yourself.”
(When they hate, I will love. When they lie, I will tell the truth. That’s how I intend to handle it.
It feels much better than hating in return, at least for me.
Thank you Jon, as always for your words & quotes that give perspective & support!
“No man can drag me down so low as to make me hate him.” – Booker T. Washington
“It is history that teaches us to hope.” – Robert E. Lee
May I suggest that Maria consider making a magnet of your saying “When there is hate…” It would be a good reminder throughout the day.