Thursday, June 11, 2009

Quote of the day

Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.
- Aldous Huxley

And what are we supposed to do with what happens to us? I suggest:
* learn to either do differently or the same in a future similar situation
* use the experience as a fire within to push us further in making ourselves, and ultimately the world, rise to a higher level
* compose a poem, a book, a movie script, paint a painting, write a song about it
* teach it to others, if good
* teach it to others, as an example of how not to, if bad
* bring it with us as yet another piece of our heart to share with people we love.

1 comment:

Frank said...

Excellent suggestions! I'm currently trying to mold a bad experience into a visual composition... interesting to look at, vibrant yet honest. Thanks!