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I got this quote in one of my Daily Forwards Step:

An old man said to his grandson, “Boy, I have two tigers caged within me. One is love and compassion. The other is fear and anger.”

The young boy asked, “Which one will win, grandfather?”

The old man replied, “The one I feed.”

Indian tale

I prefer to feed love and compassion, which tiger are YOU feeding?

This post is copied to my new blog The Wise Owl.

I no longer have patience for certain things, not because I’ve become arrogant, but simply because I reached a point in my life where I do not want to waste more time with what displeases me or hurts me. I have no patience for cynicism, excessive criticism and demands of any nature. I lost the will to please those who do not like me, to love those who do not love me and to smile at those who do not want to smile at me.

I no longer spend a single minute on those who lie or want to manipulate. I decided not to coexist anymore with pretense, hypocrisy, dishonesty and cheap praise. I do not tolerate selective erudition nor academic arrogance. I do not adjust either to popular gossiping. I hate conflict and comparisons. I believe in a world of opposites and that’s why I avoid people with rigid and inflexible personalities. In friendship I dislike the lack of loyalty and betrayal. I do not get along with those who do not know how to give a compliment or a word of encouragement. Exaggerations bore me and I have difficulty accepting those who do not like animals. And on top of everything I have no patience for anyone who does not deserve my patience.

Source: José Micard Teixeira – I NO LONGER

Although it’s possible that Meryl Streep agrees with the sentiment expressed in the passage reproduced above, it otherwise has naught to do with her.

We are all the same as human beings, we all want to lead a happy life. We can think of every day as a new day. When we wake up we can remind ourselves – ‘I need to be happy, I need to have warm feelings towards others. This builds self-confidence, honesty, transparency, which leads to trust. And trust is the basis of friendship. We are social animals and we need friends.

Text from the Dalai Lama Facebook-page.

Everyone is my teacher. Some I seek. Some I subconsciously attract. Often I learn simply by observing others. Some may be completely unaware that I’m learning from them, yet I bow deeply in gratitude.
Eric Allen

Do not use Buddhism to become a Buddhist. Use it to become better at whatever else in your life that you are doing already.
Dalai Lama

Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time.
Herman Hesse

Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of all that and still be calm in your heart.
Unknown

I looked in temples, churches and mosques. But I found the Divine within my heart.
Rumi