الاهتمام في الحب أشبه بأن تقوم بتربية قطة، لا يمكنك أن تقدم لها البطاطس المقلية لأنها وجبتك المفضلة وﻷنك تعشقها كثيرا، ثم تتذمر بعد ذلك حين لا يعجبها اﻷمر، وترى أنها لا تقدر ما تفعله من أجلها والوقت والجهد الذين تبذلهما في شراء البطاطس وغسلها وتقشيرها وتقطيعها وقليها، ثم تخبر بعد ذلك أنها متطلبة وأنها لا تستحقك، في الحب إما أن تقدم لمن معك ما يحتاجه هو تماما أو حينها سيكون كل ما تقدمه، حتى وإن كان أفضل ما لديك، لا معنى له.
“Hurt people hurt people. That’s how pain patterns gets passed on, generation after generation after generation. Break the chain today. Meet anger with sympathy, contempt with compassion, cruelty with kindness. Greet grimaces with smiles. Forgive and forget about finding fault. Love is the weapon of the future.”
— Yehuda Berg
This photograph was taken during the first Intifada (1987-1993), it shows a Palestinian boy shot in the heart by Israeli occupation forces. Most of the Palestinians killed during the Intifada were either shot in the heart or the head. via Younes Arar.
Edit: This is a still from ‘Kingdom of Ants’, still a very accurate depiction of reality.
"Do you know why hugs are so beautiful?
Because the right side of you does not have a heart, so it is empty, and when you hug you will have a heart on both sides."
“Comparing yourself to others is an act of violence against your authentic self.”
— Iyanla Vanzant
“This is not goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. But most of all, thank you for showing me that there will come a time when I can eventually let you go.”
— Nicholas Sparks
“I don’t know how to be loved. I don’t know how to love.”
— Daul Kim, from I Like to Fork Myself