It’s important to keep in mind that nothing is ours. Not even information! That’s why it’s pointless to struggle for acquiring or possessing any kind of knowledge because knowledge is everywhere, it’s floating in the Universe and therefore it’s everybody’s. I’m happy to help anybody either with ideas or experiences, since the more people know something important, good, and useful, the better for everyone, the richer we all are. Envy leads nowhere but to confusing our own inner love-system, blocking the way in front of ourselves on the road to knowledge due to our inferiority complex. It’s not a problem if we can’t be honestly happy about someone else’s happiness. It’s enough to say despite our negative feelings that I wish you luck and in this way we let all negative energies go.
When All Seems Lost — and Even When It Doesn’t… As a writer, I read more than average. Not necessarily books that fall within my immediate interests, but rather those I can learn from, marvel at, analyze word by word, and sometimes even those that demand more effort from me than usual. That is how it is with Alice Munro. I bought my first book by her when she received the Nobel Prize. Then life happened, and the volume sat on my bookshelf—either I had no time for it, or it lingered somewhere at the bottom of my list of priorities. When I finally picked it up, I could hardly believe my eyes—or my reaction. First, I was utterly outraged; my blood pressure shot through the roof in an instant, and I almost started swearing in disbelief. I had barely skimmed the first few lines, yet that was enough to know: it was perfect. A true masterpiece. Excellence among the excellent. Every word reached the deepest layers of my soul. I was touched by its purity, its delicacy, the noblest simpli...
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