einstein says...

einstein's words below bring with them considerable depth. in recent times, i've been working hard to understand this oneness that we share. it is important to understand, i feel, because this understanding then forms the foundation of giving, loving, sharing, believing, selflessness, and peace. to this end, i was struck by the insight that life, as we live it today, is a gift. that we go through our lives in the comfort we so take for granted is sad, because these comforts come to us from the intense labor investments of humankind in the past. 

how then may i forget to be grateful? not with a fridge, a microwave, a heater, hot water, cooking range, tv, light bulbs, laptop, books, camera (certainly not that) in my house!

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people; first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy.

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest -a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us.

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

Only a life lived for others is worth living.