Forgiveness is created by the restitution of the abuser; of the wrongdoer. It is not something to be squeeeeeezed out of the victim in a further act of conscience-corrupting abuse.
When people have invested their identities into clichΓ©s, the only counter argument they have is 'being offended'.
Unless we learn to know ourselves, we run the danger of destroying ourselves.
The world, viewed philosophically, remains a series of slave camps, where citizens β tax livestock β labor under the chains of illusion in the service of their masters.
We may not yet know the right way to go, but we should at least stop going in the wrong direction.
Knowledge can be acquired by a suitable and complete study, no matter what the starting point is. Only one must know how to 'learn.' What is nearest to us is man; and you are the nearest of all men to yourself. Begin with the study of yourself; remember the saying 'Know thyself.
Excessive praise arises from the same bigotry matrix as excessive criticism.
Those who make conversations impossible, make escalation inevitable.
I am my own biggest critic. Before anyone else has criticized me, I have already criticized myself. But for the rest of my life, I am going to be with me and I don't want to spend my life with someone who is always critical. So I am going to stop being my own critic. It's high time that I accept all the great things about me.