Ídolos- I

Resolvi fazer uma série de Posts dedicados aos meus ídolos, e quem melhor para começar que Sua Santidade, o Dalai Lama!
É, sem sombra de dúvida, um dos homens que mais admiro neste mundo, e que tenho uma pena imensa por não conhecer...!
Optei por pôr excertos de discursos ou algumas mensagens de Sua Santidade que, na minha opinião, além de nos permitirem ver o quão sábio este homem é, aínda nos proporcionam se pudermos dispensar um bocadinho do nosso tempo excelentes tópicos de reflexão!
Enjoy...






"I believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. From the moment of birth, every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering. Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affect this. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment. I don't know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness."


"For as long as space endures,
And for as long as living beings remain,
Until then may I, too, abide
To dispel the misery of the world."


The Paradox Of Our Age

We have bigger houses but smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time.
We have more degrees but less sense;
more knowledge but less judgment;
more experts, but more problems;
more medicines but less healthiness.
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble in crossing the street to meet our new neighbour.
We built more computers to hold more copies than ever,
But have less real communication;
We have become long on quantity,
but short on quality.
These are times of fast foods but slow digestion;
Tall mean but short characters;
Steep profits but shallow relationships.
It’s a time when there is much in the window
But nothing in the room.

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.