Sublime

that it is what we do for others, not what others do or what God does for us, that transforms us.

A telos crisis is defined by the fact that people in it don’t know what their purpose is. When this happens, they become fragile. Nietzsche says that he who has a “why” to live for can endure any “how.” If you know what your purpose is, you can handle the setbacks. But when you don’t know what your purpose is, any setback can lead to total collapse

A telos crisis is defined by the fact that people in it don’t know what their purpose is. When this happens, they become fragile. Nietzsche says that he who has a “why” to live for can endure any “how.” If you know what your purpose is, you can handle the setbacks. But when you don’t know what your purpose is, any setback can lead to total collapse

such an eternity, there would still be time, but none of the changes in time would be experienced as a negative loss. Rather, all forms of change would be experienced as an ongoing part of the divine good. The afterlife would thus enable one to live on with the beloved, in an experience of eternity that is untouched by the prospect of tragic loss.

James Hollis recommends asking of every significant decision in life: “Does this choice diminish me, or enlarge me?”

You need to share with them, to talk to them, to let them comfort you. You need to be reminded that you are still alive, and part of a world of life.”

we have the privilege/responsibility to ask not just how we can serve as human beings in general, but also how we can serve as human beings in particular.

we have the privilege/responsibility to ask not just how we can serve as human beings in general, but also how we can serve as human beings in particular.