There is no worse way to abuse a man’s patriotism than to estrange him from his homeland, be it his ancestral or adopted land... Nov 24, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Peace is a flame that can only be ignited from within. Harness positive thoughts and illuminate once again. Nov 24, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
...Past joys and achievements give us the outlines of how to get to a state of happiness again. That memory is a treasure that can never be taken away. At least we know where we were, what we have lost, what we miss and what more to add to our experiences. Nov 24, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I had left my anger somewhere long ago. Put it down on a park bench and walked away. And yet. It had been so long, I didn't know any other way of being. One day I woke up and said to myself: It's not too late. The first days were strange. I had to practice smiling in front of the mirror. But it came back to me. It was as if a weight had been lifted. I let go, and something let go of me. Nov 24, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
We weren’t happy together but we lived in a state of easy, mild contentment. We shared everything except the stupid fucking secret hanging round your neck. I imagined tiny photographs: portraits in sepia of your parents, their faces partially obscured by goitres. Meanwhile, maybe not tomorrow, maybe not next year, maybe not even in a decade from now but one day: the planet would fall apart. Nov 24, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Don’t ever lose your smile. Don’t ever let anything take away the joy from your laugh. You never know when the taste of laughter on the tongue or the scent of happiness in the air might save one’s life. Nov 24, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Happiness is exercising the little freedom that we have by choosing things that create harmony in our lives. Nov 24, 2024 - Fabian Biese>