“…we cannot predict our lives. Only God Almighty knows and
sees it all. We can only do our best and follow the path that He places under
our feet. Things don’t always turn out the way we want, even if we do
everything right. Even if we live by the word of God, He will not always answer
our prayers the way we expect. And it is not our place to question God’s
reasoning behind it, but only to have faith in His wisdom.” (Ch.4)
“God wants you to be truthful and humble to yourself and
others. He made you good and industrious, but you can’t benefit from it if you
always stumble on pride.” (Ch.4)
“…leaving a book behind keeps your thoughts alive in this
world forever. So, in some ways, your spirit never dies. It is the best way to
achieve immortality.” (Ch.20)
“…everybody should write one book. There is a book in each
of us. It is just a matter of bringing it out. Some people are capable and
willing to do that, some are not.” (Ch.20)
“Strangely enough, he didn’t feel any guilt for separating
himself from his past. Five years ago, he clearly heard in his dream a message
brought to him by Archangel Michael from the God Almighty, telling him he
should get up and leave everything behind; that his place was not there; that
it was time to go in search for his true self and for his true destiny.
Now, five years after, he was sitting in the Bowery chapel, a broken and homeless man, still trying to find that which he was looking for. But he didn’t regret anything he had done in those five years. In his mind, it wasn’t his doing. He sincerely believed that he surrendered his own will to the will of God and that everything that happened to him, good or bad, had to happen for some reason. It was God’s doing. It was his destiny. He just had to figure out why.” (Ch.23)
Now, five years after, he was sitting in the Bowery chapel, a broken and homeless man, still trying to find that which he was looking for. But he didn’t regret anything he had done in those five years. In his mind, it wasn’t his doing. He sincerely believed that he surrendered his own will to the will of God and that everything that happened to him, good or bad, had to happen for some reason. It was God’s doing. It was his destiny. He just had to figure out why.” (Ch.23)
“How far we can go with our liberty of conscience, without
offending God, and disturbing the natural order of things…” (Ch.27)
“Sometimes, he thought of himself as an elephant walking
through the china store, breaking everything in his path and still expecting
people not to be angry with the damage he made, but rather to admire his
strength and his endurance.” (Ch.32)
“I was going after a woman believing that the key is in
being with her. But the key is in writing about her. The key is in words and
words are in me. Longing for her is just an impulse for words to come out. And
the whole purpose is for words to come out. Words are important. Words about
love. About life.” (Ch.35)
“I don’t know why I am doing this. Everybody is saying bad
things about you. Wherever you go, whatever you do, there is a noise after you…
In spite of everything, I respect your courage to go after your ideals, no
matter what. Men like you make this world move. I know that the road you go is
covered with thorns. But I also know that it must be a road to the stars.”
(Ch.35)
“Why do you want so much this new beginning? Do you think the
new beginning will postpone the end? Are you afraid of the end? Are you afraid
of death Michael?” (Ch.35)
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