"By a divine paradox, wherever there is one slave there are two. So in the wonderful reciprocities of being, we can never reach the higher levels until all our fellows ascend with us."

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Source : Edwin Markham (1900). “The Man with the Hoe; with Notes by the Author”

Edwin Markham

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“You should empower the creativity of others.”
“I started using drugs when I was thirteen. By twenty-one, I was shooting up coke and heroin. In my early twenties, I unconsciously used asana to make the "getter" inside me stronger. Sure, I got a hit of the yoga high - serenity at the end of class - but how sustainable is that if you're holding grudges against yourself or others?”
“I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.”
“The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give better orders from there.”
“Artists of all disciplines must be willing to go into the dark, let go control, be surprised.”
“... programming requires more concentration than other activities. It's the reason programmers get upset about 'quick interruptions' - such interruptions are tantamount to asking a juggler to keep three balls in the air and hold your groceries at the same time.”
“Like, shopping, in a way, has the same dynamic as smoking. Because what happens in shopping is, you're bored, you're frustrated, you have this negative emotion and instead of letting the emotion play out, be honest, confronting it, and letting yourself feel pain, you go buy something that takes you out of yourself and feels fun and exciting. But you have to go back to yourself.”
“Claire was struggling through last summerâ€™s diary volume when Myrnin popped in through the portal, wearing a big floppy black hat and a kind of crazy/stylish pimp coat that covered him from neck to ankles, black leather gloves, and a black and silver walking stick with a dragonâ€™s head on it. And, on his lapel was a button that said, If you can read this, thank a teacher.”

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