when i still lived in hong kong, i used to close my eyes and lay down in my parents’ bed to float away to a fantasy where i was in canada, lying on my grandparents’ couch instead. in my mind, i could picture their living room so vividly - the warm yellow sunlight seething through the blinds, the lush green leaves climbing on the brick wall, the homely chinese paintings of flowers, hills, and tigers…
but the longer i’ve been back in canada, the more i forget how beautiful this land is, and how, once upon a time, i yearned so very deeply to be exactly where i am right now.
it shouldn’t be like this.
Would you like to save the world from the degradation and destruction it seems destined for? Then step away from shallow mass movements and quietly go to work on your own self-awareness. If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.
Lao Tzu (via interpretinglife)
(Source: thelittlephilosopher, via interpretinglife)
