This was found in his desk a few days after he died: “No one can understand Virgil’s Georgics unless he has been a farmer for five years. No one can understand Cicero’s letters unless he has busied himself in the affairs of a great empire for twenty-five years. No one can presume to have indulged [...]

Happiness in life doesn’t come from attaining something. Striving, seeking, hard work, and extreme dedication will only earn you more of the same. Happiness itself is really just a myth. A friend’s 10-year-old son died in a helicopter accident a few weeks ago. I will fight leukemia for the rest of my life. People are [...]