Elie Wiesel On Being A Witness

September 30, 2018October 14, 2018 ~ The Wisdom Archivist

I must confess that I do not know, or no longer know, what I wanted to achieve with my words. I only know that without this testimony, my life as a writer — or my life, period — would not have become what it is: that of a witness who believes he has a moral obligation to try to prevent the enemy from enjoying one last victory by allowing his crimes to be erased from human memory.

🎂Happy Birthday Elie Wiesel (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) In Memoriam🌹

Adrienne Rich On Human Relationships

September 29, 2018October 14, 2018 ~ The Wisdom Archivist

Adrienne Rich (May 16, 1929–March 27, 2012)

An honorable human relationship — that is, one in which two people have the right to use the word ‘love’ — is a process, delicate, violent, often terrifying to both persons involved, a process of refining the truths they can tell each other.

Pablo Picasso On Passions

September 28, 2018October 14, 2018 ~ The Wisdom Archivist

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 08, 1973)

To my distress and perhaps to my delight, I order things in accordance with my passions…I put in my pictures everything I like. So much the worse for the things — they have to get along with one another.

Henry David Thoreau On Self Care

September 27, 2018October 14, 2018 ~ The Wisdom Archivist

Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862)

I am convinced that to maintain one’s self care on this earth is not a hardship but a pass time, if we will live simply and wisely.

Randy Pausch On Dreams

September 26, 2018October 14, 2018 ~ The Wisdom Archivist

Randy Pausch (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008)

My uniqueness, I realized, came in the specifics of all the dreams — from incredibly meaningful to decidedly quirky — that defined my forty-six years of life. Sitting there, I knew that despite the cancer, I truly believed I was a lucky man because I had lived out these dreams. And I had lived out my dreams, in great measure, because of the things I was taught by all sorts of extraordinary people along the way.

William James On Mystical States

September 25, 2018October 14, 2018 ~ The Wisdom Archivist

William James (January 11, 1842–August 26, 1910)

Mystical states cannot be sustained for long. Except in rare instances, half an hour, or at most an hour or two, seems to be the limit beyond which they fade into the light of common day. Often, when faded, their quality can but imperfectly be reproduced in memory; but when they recur it is recognized; and from one recurrence to another it is susceptible of continuous development in what is felt as inner richness and importance.

Jean-Luc Picard On Time

September 24, 2018October 14, 2018 ~ The Wisdom Archivist

Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives but I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment because they will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we live. After all we are only mortal.