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 I should die tomorrow, I will have no regrets. I did what I wanted to do. You can't expect more from life.
I should say, one of the things about being a widow or a widower, you really, really need a sense of humor, because everything's going to fall apart.
Iβm on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend.
When you die of sorrow it's as if you've broken all the bones in your body, bruised yourself all over, cracked your skull. That's sorrow.
Life is a combination of magic and pasta.
My father left me with the feeling that I had to live for two people, and that if I did it well enough, somehow I could make up for the life he should have had. And his memory infused me, at a younger age than most, with a sense of my own mortality. The knowledge that I, too, could die young drove me both to try to drain the most out of every moment of life and to get on with the next big challenge. Even when I wasn't sure where I was going, I was always in a hurry.
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