The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Tag: self and others
liberty
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
George Bernard Shaw
i can love (why celibacy? [4])
I can love more people this way.
tmx
he who binds
He who binds to himself a joy,
Doth the winged life destroy,
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity’s sunrise.
William Blake
experiences of love (why celibacy [7])
Asexuality – and/or celibacy – can open the door for more diverse experiences of love.
frog and toad
Frog – practical, a problem-solver, eternally patient – and his best friend Toad, who is ruled by his reactions to his surroundings: he wants this, he fears that. Frog never comments on Toad’s behavior, he takes gentle action. More often than not, a story ends not with Toad learning a lesson but with the two friends simply continuing on, side by side.
“Discovering the dharma in ‘Frog and Toad'”, by Arnold Lobel – article by Kathryn Jezer-Morton at LionsRoar.com
being true to yourself
A sense of impurity from violating true values and emotions can motivate good deeds to try and repair the moral damage.
