The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.
Yoko OnoRead
People think that their world will get smaller as they get older. My experience is just the opposite. Your senses become more acute. You start to blossom.
Interpretation
Aging brings a richer, more vibrant experience of the world rather than a diminished one.
Yoko Ono's quote suggests that rather than the world shrinking as we age, our perception of it actually expands. As we accumulate experiences, our senses sharpen, allowing us to appreciate life more deeply and grow in wisdom and vibrancy.
In practice
During a speech on personal growth, you could use this quote to inspire others about the benefits of aging.
The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.
Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.
Women are put in a position of feeling embarrassed about their bodies. It's so ridiculous, but also astounding - we have to always be apologetic about having created the human race.
You know, something happened to me when I became 70. I started to feel a tremendous love for the human race, and life and this planet, the universe, the whole shebang.
I think there is a big difference between the music business and music. And my relationship is to music, not music business. I think the business will keep changing, but music won't. Music will be there.
Tell the Earth how much you care, how beautiful she is, and how much you love her. Ask for her forgiveness for having been so careless.
If we tend to the things that are important in life, if we are right with those we love, and behave in line with our faith, our lives will not be cursed with the aching throb of unfulfilled business. Our words will always be sincere, our embraces will be tight. We will never wallow in the agony of βI could have, I should haveβ. We can sleep in a storm. And when its time, our goodbyes will be complete.
I wasn't prepared for death. Nobody is. You lose someone you love more than you love yourself, and you get a crash course in mortality. You lie awake night after night, wondering if you really believe in heaven and hell and finding all kinds of reasons to cling to faith, because you can't bear to believe they aren't out there somewhere, a few whispered words of a prayer away.
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.
A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book.
Life piles up so fast that I have no time to write out the equally fast rising mound of reflections.
A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.
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