A life that we are proud of and have worked hard for. Our destiny is in our own hands. And we cannot let anyone take charge of our life. The quote also suggests that we must choose to do good rather than evil because the good will purify a person’s qualities,…
The quote I have chosen is, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm”. This is one of Winston Churchill's most well known quotes. This quote was said during his reign as the Prime Minister of Great Britain. It is unknown as to where this quote came from but I found it to be very captivating. I feel like Churchill is trying to get the point across that in life it is normal to not be perfect. Everyone makes mistakes and each failure shapes you as a person. Churchill is saying that if you put your mistakes in the past without changing who you are, it makes you stronger and more successful than someone who fails to do so. Being afraid of failure gets you nowhere in life so Churchill is stating that everyone should strive with great enthusiasm in order to be their best self.…
In the novel Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson, there are several character that can relate to this quote, some of them did not stay true to the person they claimed to be and other did hold on tight to their beliefs. One of the characters that did stay true to himself in times of hardship was Kabuo Miyamoto. Kabuo is a Japanese…
3. The Question of Meaning/Purpose - John 17:3 provides a simple explanation of what it means to know God. In Luke 12:15-21, it is stated that one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions. As in the parable of the man with the abundant crops, you can store up riches for yourself but that is not how you become rich in God.…
He speaks about there being “no value in the abstract,” (paragraph 63) he views holding objects for reasons other than survival as a waste, things without a specific purpose are not of any use. Although this can be attributed to the fact that he is homeless and doesn’t have the space available to hold onto various objects he doesn’t absolutely need, it is a point that can be applied to those in other positions in their lives, as it immediately causes the essential question to appear of “what truly holds value?” The answer to that is different to every person, as value is a relative concept that can be applied to everything, but in his position he has to make the determination between what is valuable and what is not daily as he cannot travel along with everything he finds, if anyone would know how to determine value it would be him, and for him practicality is what determines what is worth keeping. In terms of what attachment to material possessions causes, his view is that “Some material things are white elephants that eat up the possessors substance” (paragraph 64) Relating back to his view on practicality, he views the valueless, non practical items, as white elephants, objects that are useless and troublesome. Holding onto things that you won’t use won’t further your life in any way, it will hold you back as you can’t accomplish anything…
I think that what the author was trying to imply in this passage was that in his personal experience, he has noticed that many people take many things for granted and that they don't live their lives according to what they want and need to do. So much is wasted during one's lifetime, and people just allow their lives to pass them by.…
“It is not the case that only the worthy person has this heart. All humans have it. The worthy person simply never loses it.”…
"And I guess a man's importance in the world can be measured by the quality and number of his glories. It is a lonely thing but it relates us to the world. It is the mother of all creativeness, and it sets each man separate from all other men." (130)…
Also,it shows that by the time you get old you realize that you're getting to a point that you're going to die but knowing and remembering all the good stuff you had done in your life. This quote is proof that the journey is more important than the destination because it shows a certin of age from…
for he who loses all often easily loses himself. He will be a man whose life or…
The general thought among all people is that the only things that truly matter in life are “what we do”. In the end, the only people who are actually aware of “what we think”, or more importantly “what we believe”, is our ourselves. One’s beliefs and ideals may fade, but the only legacies that can never be erased is our deeds. Great men and women are never remembered for beliefs or thoughts, for “only consequence is what we do.”…
Performing an act of good in order to receive anything other than ultimate success (which to me is doing it for God alone) has lost its value due to the intention.…
“A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss. That’s the trade-off. But I’ll take it all.’’ This quote means that the greater you love a person the harder the loss of that person is to you. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke relates to this quote in her book Inkheart in chapters 29 and 30. I agree with this quote because the quote could relate to you or someone else.…
In Mark 8:36 it says “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Gain appears 29 times in scripture, 13 times in the Old Testament and 16 times in the New. According to Merriam – Webster’s dictionary gain means “resource or advantage acquired or increased, an increase in amount.” Gain is term used commonly in our day and age, people who have big business, even those who work for others. Gain is a business term. The writer of the gospels in the book of mark, was trying to let us know that it would be worthless, or will not profit anything if the gainer, gains everything but he/she is lost. Two verses earlier, Jesus told the people that “whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” He then continues and say “for whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.”…
The traumatic holocaust, the loss of one of the greatest rulers in history, Akbar, is voiced in this chapter. Akbar had been suffering from a disease, since 22nd September, 1603, and his health was deteriorating gradually. The 'Hakim' in Akbar's court, could not comprehend the reason behind His Majesty's sickness. According to him, it was but a mild illness, and the Emperor's health would be restored gradually on its own. Eight days had passed and the only remedy given was patience; Akbar's condition had now become critical. A fatal disease had seized him. It now occurred to the intuitive physician's mind to use medication. Every medicine he gave, did wonders. Of aggravating the disease. The verse that explains his condition,…