Dependence

Is it possible to be completely independent?
Each of us has our own answer to this question.
I believe it is impossible to be fully independent in this world:

• From relatives, friends, or acquaintances

• From a boss or an employee

• From current circumstances

• From the time in which you live

• From your own attitude toward everything happening around you

I also believe that each person chooses for themselves the degree to which they will depend on someone or something.
If dependence helps you, you are glad.
If dependence hinders you, you experience a certain amount of stress.
A possible way out of this situation is to consciously manage your own dependencies.

Freedom

Nothing belongs to you in this world.
The moment you start thinking that something belongs to you and you become attached to it, problems arise.
Freedom begins with the realization that nothing belongs to you.

A Thought

A thought, like the wind, chases after us in the hope that we will notice and grasp it.
However, it slips away from those who have lost their sense of attention to what is happening around them and simply fail to notice it.

What Is Important to You Today?

What is important to you today? Family… work… entertainment…
What will remain important to you if you lose them? Family… work… the ability to have fun…
What will remain after you? Family… work… your entertainments…
What will remain important to you if you lose the ability to walk or if you are struck by an incurable illness?

Unfortunately, as long as we are caught up in the daily hustle, few care about these questions or their answers.
When we find ourselves face to face with illness, only then:

• Some think only about themselves, about when they will recover, so they can return to the pointless hustle;

• Others dwell on the meaninglessness of their existence, on unfairness, and on self-pity;

• And only a few begin to reflect on why or for whom they have done anything up to this moment, why or for whom they have lived, and what has become important to them now.

Nothing reveals the soul of a person as illness does.

What is important to you today?
A human life is but a moment, within which they make many mistakes and do much good.
It is important to believe, to fight, and to conquer yourself every day.
Today, you must be better than you were yesterday; tomorrow—better than today.
The pursuit of perfection has no end and lasts a lifetime, along with the good you bring to others.
It is never too late to begin.

The State

1. The worker works and receives a salary.

2. The entrepreneur works and pays the worker a salary.

3. The civil servant lives off both of them.

4. The banker robs all three.

5. The tax officer robs all four.

6. The doctor ruins the health of all five.

7. The soldier kills all six.

8. The politician lives off all seven.