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but others were well along the path before they discovered that it did not lead to paradise.
Elaine Tyler May • Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
Almost everything that is meaningful, beautiful, life-affirming, empowering, transformational, true—it can’t be reached by shortcuts. But what we can do is make the longcuts walkable, put out footbridges and stairs, and a table where the ocean comes into view.
On Shortcuts and Longcuts
how belief in a future heaven creates a present hell.
Eckhart Tolle • The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
It is true that the cool waters of happiness are sweet and precious, but it is suffering that carves our cup.