Maxim #209: laughing longer
Conventional wisdom tells us that “He who laughs last laughs longest”, and yet the Soul knows that he who laughs at others cannot Know true Happiness at all …
Maxim #210: the path to Here
Conventional wisdom tells us that “To wait for luck is to wait for death”, and yet the Soul knows that — whether we are hoping for good fortune or worrying over potential downfall — it is waiting itself that is our ultimate demise …
Maxim #211: our only dis-ease
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Often the cure is worse than the disease”, and yet the Soul knows that it is the yearning for cures that underlies all our dis-ease … (pictured: Howie & Laurel Borowick … 34 years married; both diagnosed with terminal cancer)
Maxim #212: no tarry, no toil
Conventional wisdom tells us to “Follow the river to get to the sea”, and yet the Soul knows that the river and the sea are actually One — and that applying this Truth to everyday living allows all our struggles to fade into the mist …
Maxim #213: Living on Time
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Things done at the wrong time remain undone”, and yet the Soul know that anything that needs to be done “on time” is exactly the thing we needn’t be doing …
Maxim #214: the smile that returns
Conventional wisdom tells us that “The smiles we beam to others are the ones that return to us”, and yet the Soul knows that the only smile we ever truly receive IS exactly the same one we freely give away …
Maxim #215: Go where you Are
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Walking steadily, even a donkey will reach Lhasa”, and yet the Soul knows that — if a place has become a desired destination, and if our eyes are thus ever directed towards its horizon, then we gain nothing by arriving there …
Maxim #216: the strongest Weapon
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Complaining is the weak person’s strongest weapon”, and yet the Soul knows that negativity of any kind is actually the strong person’s greatest weakness …
Maxim #217: the Master Archer
Conventional wisdom tells us that “A man without money is like a bow without arrows”, and yet the Soul knows that the bow without arrows is the bow that strikes the only target worth hitting …
Maxim #218: the Great Mistake
Conventional wisdom tells us that “A known mistake is better than an unknown Truth”, and yet the Soul knows that to strive for “truth” over Love is the only real mistake one can ever make …
Maxim #219: the true Friend
Conventional wisdom tells us that “He who has a true friend has no need of a mirror”, and yet the Soul knows that a friend who acts as a mere mirror is no true Friend at all …
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