"Notes" of An Elder

Nothing in life is of any value unless it is shared with others.

"Notes" of An Elder is a depository of pertinent information, knowledge and wisdom. Available weekly will be an elder's "thinking menu" for your use. Enjoy this bounty.

• Giving is the key to living.

• People’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see meaning in their life.

• The quickest way to be successful is to find out what people will want before they know they want it. Then find out what they don’t want and eliminate it.

• Who is wise? The person who can learn something from every person.

• “It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.” ― Victor Hugo

• The world is a looking glass, and it always gives back to every person a reflection of their own image.

• The hardest thing about making a living is you have to again the next day.

My Mentors

• People

• Books

• Experiences

• Your mind is a storehouse, and you stock the shelves. Stock them with quality goods.

• There is far too much emphasis on freedom to speak and not enough emphasis on the obligation to listen. Everybody is talking. Nobody is talking.

• The greatest privilege an individual can have is to serve in a cause bigger than themselves.

• You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.

• The world makes way for the person who acts like they know where they are going.

• A person may fail many times, but they are not a failure until they start saying someone pushed them.

Magic Question

What is the meaning of your life?

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