All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.

Teenagers who do not go to church are adored by God, but they don"t get to meet some of the people who love God back. read more

• Thought Teenagers Do Go Church Adored by God They Get Meet Some People Love

Pain is what the world inflicts upon us. Suffering is our emotional reaction when we fail to make the difficult conscious choice to choose Joy. read more

• Thought Pain What World Inflicts Upon Us Suffering Our Emotional Reaction Fail Difficult Conscious Choice Choose Joy

If we don"t feel appreciated, we don"t feel loved. read more

• Thought Feel Appreciated Loved

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction. read more

• Thought Risks Costs Action They Far Long Range Comfortable Inaction

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man. read more

• Thought Forests Lakes Rivers Clouds Winds Stars Flowers Stupendous Glaciers Crystal Snowflakes Every Form Animate Inanimate Existence Leaves Its Impress Upon Soul Man

He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began. read more

• Thought Felt Simply Close Did Ended Began

Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them. read more

• Thought Happiness Does Depend Outward Things Way See Them

Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself. read more

• Thought Our Body Machine for Living Organized Its Nature Let Life Go Unhindered Defend Itself

True life is lived when tiny changes occur. read more

• Thought True Life Lived Tiny Changes Occur

It"s much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it. read more

• Thought Much Better Do Good Way Knows Anything About