Don't encourage blindness

I would like to know why people, almost 3.8 thousand years later, still practice the Hammurabi’s code, which establishes “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”. Haven’t they figured out that no society will ever improve under this rule?
            I guess they don’t know yet that they don’t gain anything by doing it. If they were smart enough, they would realize that it is better for them, as individuals, not to take revenge. Could you imagine what would happen to the world if the entire population – about 7 billion people – takes revenge every time something happens to them? It would create a cycle that would end with even wars and death.
            If the world’s population somehow forgets about this absurd rule, the world would be a better place. Eventually, no one would harm others and half the problems of the world would be eradicated.

"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."

Mahatma Gandhi

Make mistakes

The reason why I chose this week’s quote is because I think everyone goes through it in some point of their lives. Often, people feel bad or even sad when they make a mistake. Some of them cry, others try to separate from the world, and even there are those who quit trying. Most of them don’t realize that making mistakes is a human been characteristic. In fact, it is a very particular one for us because no one is perfect – even if some people think they are. 

By now you must be wondering yourself “how do I react when I make a mistake?” So I ask you, do you run and hide? Or do you face it? How would our lives be if Thomas Edison would have given up instead of trying six thousand times before making perfect the light bulb? Why to hide behind a window watching the landscape if we can be outside being part of it? 

I wish most of the people would face the consequences for their mistakes and learn from it. Because when you learn from it, you are not giving up, you keep going and growing.

“Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried something new.”

Albert Einstein

Be a great mind, not a small one

If there is one thing I have always wondered about is why some people spend most of their lives talking, and discussing about others. If you are one of those, have you ever asked yourself why do you waste your time talking about others? Have you ever asked yourself how much time have you spent on your entire life, not discussing with other people, but about other people? I can assure you, the answer would be many, many days.

There are tons of other things more interesting and more important to talk about that actually can make a difference; perhaps even fells you more talking about the black silhouette of the trees with the sun behind them on the horizon. What difference does it make to you the fact of talking about your peers? Nobody gain nothing when they talk about others; in fact, it is a waste of their time that they could spend doing amazing things that really can affect positively to more than themselves.

So I invite you that the next time you start talking about others, ask yourself first if it is something that really worth spending your time on. For me, the answer is always no. I rather talk–and think–about things, events, or even better, ideas. When you start talking about ideas instead of people, your life suddenly become more fulfilling and enjoyable. You will start looking at things differently that you were used to because you see them from a perspective where you don’t try to figure it out how it may affect others, and you focus on how does it affect you.

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

Let yourself be amazed

So today I’m starting my new blog. I really hope you like it; and if you are asking yourself – or to the person next to you, if there is any – what is this blog about, let me tell you right now. The main theme I pretend to guide this blog about is amazing thoughts. I’ll quote phrases of many people that, somehow, make a difference to me; so I’ll to talk to you about them and hope they can make a difference for you too.

When I started to think about what I should make my blog about, this was my first thought. The reason is because since almost two years ago I started a collection of quotes. Every day that I heard a new phrase that made me feel some tickles in my stomach and I knew that somehow it would help me, I just wrote them down. Finally I got the chance to share them.

If you wonder why I like these famous thoughts so much is because I let myself be amazed by little things in life; I’m going to explain you where did this come from. People, as they get older, start to take things for granted. For some reason, as we grow up, we lose our innocence. We start to judge things, instead of living them. A long time ago, I opened my eyes. I realized that I was becoming one more of those people; I wasn't living my life in awe of the amazingness of things. I made a change. I regained my innocence about everything that happens in my life because, why not? We only know a few things compared with what is out there; so, why not to be amazed about everything? About everything that happens to us? Almost everything that happens to us is different at least in some way. Every sunset is different. Every kiss we give, every hug we receive, every tree we see, every book we read, and every step we take leads us to something different each time. So I ask you this time, let yourself wonder by the things you don’t know and by everything that is different for you, and I assure you, you will be amazed.

“What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.”

Isaac Newton

Awesome surprise!

Last friday, my best friend - which I think of her as a sister - turn 18 years old. Here is my surprise gift to her on that special day being thousand of miles apart.

Too bad right?

Two weeks ago, we started thinking about our blog's topic. I'm still thinking on mine.