Five. There is no good or evil, no Sinner or Saint. There simply is what is and that is it. You can use that to be and that is enough. Don’t talk about it or question it. Just let it be. Just be.
Seven. Infinite and eternal. It was never born and will never die. It is just there. It wants nothing and it needs nothing, it is just there. Stay behind and get ahead. Detach and become. Let go of all and you will be full. Let go of all and you will be full.
Forty-four. What is more important, fame or integrity. What is more valuable, money or happiness. What is more dangerous, success or failure. If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy. Be content with what you have and take joy in the way things are. When you realize you have all you need, the World belongs to you.
Seventy-four. If you understand that all things change constantly, there is nothing you will hold on to, all things change. If you aren’t afraid of dying, there is nothing you can’t do. Trying to control the future is like trying to take the place of the Master Carpenter. When you handle the Master Carpenter’s tools, chances are that you’ll cut your hand.
Thirty-three. Knowing other people is intelligence, knowing yourself is wisdom. Mastering other people is strength, mastering yourself is power. If you realize that what you have is enough, you are rich truly rich. Stay in the center and embrace peace, simplicity, patience, and compassion. Embrace the possibility of death and you will endure. Embrace the possibility of life and you will endure.
Seventy-nine. Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else you will never stop blaming. Fulfill your own obligations, correct your own mistakes. Do what you need to do and demand nothing of others.
Sixty-four. What is rooted will grow. What is recent can be fixed. What is brittle will break. Prevent trouble before it finds you, put things in order before they exist. The giant tree grows from a single seed. The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. If you rush, you’ll fail. Hold on to things too tight and you’ll lose them. Take action by letting action come to you. Remain as calm at the start as at the finish. If you have nothing, you have nothing to lose. Desire to not desire, learn to unlearn. Care for nothing and you will care for everything.
Twenty-two. If you want to be whole, you must first be partial. If you want to be straight, you must first be crooked. If you want to be full, first become empty. If you want to be reborn, you must first die. If you want everything, give everything up. If you don’t display yourself, people will see your light. If you have nothing to prove, people will trust you. If you don’t try to be something, people will see themselves in you. If you don’t have a goal, you will always succeed.
Tao Te Ching
10:19 pm • 7 April 2011
The first time I saw you, my heart fell. The second time I saw you, my heart fell. The third time fourth time fifth time and every time since my heart has fallen.
I stared at her.
You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Your hair, your eyes, your lips, your body that you haven’t grown into, the way you walk, smile, laugh, the way your cheeks drop when you’re mad or upset, the way you drag your feet when you’re tired. Every single thing about you is beautiful.
I stared at her.
When I see you the World stops. It stops and all that exists for me is you and my eyes staring at you. There’s nothing else. No noise, no other people, no thoughts or worries, no yesterday, no tomorrow. The World just stops, and it is a beautiful place, and there is only you. Just you, and my eyes staring at you.
I stared.
When you’re gone, the World starts again, and I don’t like it as much. I can live in it, but I don’t like it. I just walk around in it and wait to see you again and wait for it to stop again. I love it when it stops. It’s the best fucking thing I’ve ever known or ever felt, the best thing, and that, beautiful Girl, is why I stare at you.
James Frey - A Million Little Pieces
9:26 pm • 7 April 2011
Inget ya, tujuan Kongres ini bukan untuk menyerang, tapi untuk mengevaluasi.
One of the stupidest fucking jokes I’ve ever heard.
1:18 am • 28 March 2011
“Life is hard, Kid, you gotta be harder. You gotta take it on and fight for it and be a fucking man about how you live it. If you’re too much of a pussy to do that, then maybe you should leave, ‘cause you’re dead already.”
— A Million Little Pieces - James Frey
11:03 pm • 24 March 2011
“In fact, I probably average a little over twenty-three hours a day alone. I live alone, I hardly ever see anybody in connection with my work, I take care of most of my business by phone, my girlfriends belong to other people, I eat out ninety percent of the time, the only sport I ever practice is long, lonely swims, my only hobby is listening to these more or less antique records by myself, and the only way I can ever get my kind of work done is to concentrate on it alone. I do have a few friends, but when you get to this age, everybody’s busy, and it’s impossible to get together all the time. You know what this life is like, I’m sure.”
— NAUSEA 1979 - Haruki Murakami
2:23 pm • 16 January 2011
Merry Christmas everyone! Enjoy this lovely Christmas with your dearest family! Remember, it is because of Christ that we celebrate Christmas! Be blessed, be prosper, and be the best! God bless you! :D
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9:36 pm • 25 December 2010 • 835 notes
“When you experience times of testing, you’ve two choices: give up, or grow up.”
— Ian Vail
6:14 am • 9 December 2010
Happy birthday Ayuningtyas Putri Prahesty!
First time I know Ayue, my first impression was “Wow, what a boy-ish girl she is!” but now you have turned into a lady, except for the honying things haha. I am not good with words, but all I can say is thank you! Thank you for being such a great friend in times of need, thank you for cheering me up when I’m down, and thank you for all the hardwork we had together when we’re still in Fungs. I hope you enjoy our little “visit” last night hahaha :p
So, happy birthday Ayue! Happy happy birthday my dear friend, hope you’ll undergo funtastic year ahead, and may God’s blessings be upon you! Be blessed and be the best!
10:30 pm • 26 November 2010 • 4 notes
THE RAVEONETTES with CUTS | DENIAL at New Majestic Braga, Bandung, Indonesia.
another perfect weekend getaway. not to mention a bottle of cold beer after the show. awesome.
2:17 pm • 13 November 2010