“Light always travels alone.”
— Brian Greene, The Fabric of the Cosmos
If
- I carry dignity within myself,
- I am a good friend to a few people,
- a dependable partner to one person, and
- fully immersed in the work I have chosen,
then life is already heroic and successful enough.
Sometimes just being a good and decent person, a good friend to a few, a dependable partner to one, a well-focused participant in a thoughtfully chosen career is as heroic and successful as anyone can truly be.
I simply live as myself. And simply living is enough.
At no moment do I concern myself with how others might judge me.
With the culture and common sense I possess now, my own happiness and consideration for others can already exist in harmony.
I clearly distinguish between what I can control and what I cannot.
I focus only on what I can control.
— Epictetus
Individuation — the journey of the self finding itself.
— Carl Jung
The closer I become, the more I attach myself, the more conscious I am of others, the more dependent I become. And in that sense I become mentally enslaved.
The standard must be built within myself.
The one I must be most aware of is myself.
Relationships mean not surrendering the center of my inner self.
When traveling, the essence is not where I go or what I do.
The essence is realizing that my inner self accompanies me everywhere—and through that, discovering my inner self more deeply.
Wherever I go, I go with a self that is steady and reliable.
Success and happiness do not come only through painful effort.
I stand alone—independent, free, and light.
At every moment, I listen to the voice within.
