Slowing Down Reminds You That

... I Don't Think Anybody Should Avoid Mistakes. If It Is Within Their Nature To Make Certain Mistakes, I Think They Should Make Them, Make The Mistakes And Find Out What The Cost Of The Mistake Is, Rather Than To Constantly Keep Avoiding It, And Never Really Knowing Exactly What The Experience Of It Is, What The Cost Of It Is, You Know, And All The Other Facets Of The Mistake. I Don't Think That Mistakes Are That Bad. I Think That They Should Try And Not Do Destructive Things, But I Don't Think That A Mistake Is That Serious A Thing That One Should Be Told What To Do To Avoid It.

So I Think You Have To Marry For The Right Reasons, And Marry The Right Person.

For Me, Exploration Is About That Journey To The Interior, Into Your Own Heart. I'm Always Wondering, How Will I Act At My Moment Of Truth? Will I Rise Up And Do What's Right, Even If Every Fiber Of My Being Is Telling Me Otherwise?

... Family And Friends Aren't Always Ready To Make The Journey When You Are, And You Just Have To Keep Plowing Along Whether They Have Confidence In You Or Not. That Can Be Very Lonely.

Haiku Is A Particularly Zen Form Of Poetry; For Zen Detests Egoism In The Form Of Calculated Effects Or Self-glorification Of Any Sort. The Author Of Haiku Should Be Absent, And Only The Haiku Present.