"The fate of all humanity. You don't get what you want and you suffer. Even if you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it."
--Dan Millman
I heard this quote from the movie "Peaceful Warrior" starring Nick Nolte and it was so profound to me that I wrote it down immediately. The movie is an adaptation from Dan Millman's book, Way of the Peaceful Warrior. It's a very good movie.
Mr. Millman is a former world champion gymnast, university coach and college professor. He had a life altering accident which completely changed the future he had expected to have. After an intensive twenty-year spiritual quest, he has written thirteen books that inspire millions of readers in 29 languages worldwide. His teachings, the Peaceful Warrior's Way, are expressed fully in his books and lectures. Much of Dan's time is devoted to writing and speaking.
This quote may sound depressing to you at first glance. For me it inspires feelings of hope and faith because even though there is suffering in life, there is also great joy and happiness to be experienced. Nothings lasts forever so you have to live life to it's fullest. You can dwell on the suffering and inhumanity or you can make the most of it and enjoy the life we have been blessed with. The choice is within all of us.
2 comments:
I definitely agree with this but isn't really a quote it seems to be more of a reality than an opion.
I show the movie just the other day and I totally agree, it is very inspiring. Clearing your mind from all the junck that we put in it is so very hard to do, but once you do it gives you a whole new look on life.
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