Parts of a whole – Interdependence and interconnection

Parts of a whole – Interdependence and interconnection

The world is not made up of separate parts that together make up a whole, but rather, a whole that is made up of different parts that are related to and interact with each other. Interdependence means that two or more people or things are dependent on each other to...
Seeing obstacles as opportunities to exercise strengths

Seeing obstacles as opportunities to exercise strengths

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” ― Helen Keller Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with...
Practising courage in the face of fear

Practising courage in the face of fear

There was once a man who was terrified of his own shadow and lived in fear of the sound of his own footsteps. Walking along one day he entered a panic and tried to flee at top speed. But as fast as he ran, his shadow and footsteps kept up with him and made him run all...
Living the questions: The key to a meaningful life

Living the questions: The key to a meaningful life

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live...