Be led ...

"Don't be pushed by your problems. 

Be led by your dreams."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The smallest deed...

"The smallest deed is better than the

greatest intention."

John Burroughs

A reflection on ...

BRICS’ “combined GDP measured by

 purchasing power parity already stands 

at $77 trillion, that’s according to 2025

 IMF data,” and further “on 

this metric, BRICS considerably 

outstrips some other groups, including 

the Group of Seven.”

“BRICS member states not only account 

for a third of the Earth’s land, and almost 

half the planet’s population, but also 40% 

of the global economy."

Vladimir Putin

Rumi wisdom...

"Christian, Jew, Muslim, shaman, Zoroastrian,

stone, ground, mountain, river, each has a secret

way of being with the mystery, unique and not

to be judged."

Rumi

You only live twice...

"You only live twice. Once when you are born 

and once when you look death in the face."

Ian Fleming

Level...

"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum 

on which to place it, and I shall move the 

world. "

Archimedes

His boat is empty...

“Who can free himself from achievement

And from fame, descend and be lost

Amid the masses of men?

He will flow like Tao, unseen,

He will go about like Life itself

With no name and no home.

Simple is he, without distinction.

To all appearances he is a fool.

His steps leave no trace. He has no power.

He achieves nothing, has no reputation.

Since he judges no one

No one judges him.

Such is the perfect man:

His boat is empty.”

Thomas Merton

The Way of Chuang Tzu

Kind words...

"Kind words do not cost much. 

Yet they accomplish much."

Blaise Pascal

The finest steel

"The finest steel has to go through the

hottest fire."

Richard M. Nixon