Quote of the Day

I grew up in U.S. internment camps during World War II. We were surrounded by barbed wire fences and machine guns. We took communal showers and meals, and a searchlight followed us on night runs to the latrine. After the war my mother and father couldn’t find housing, and I had a teacher who called me “little Jap boy.” That stung. But my parents taught me that being bitter only pickles the one that stews in the brine. Good advice. The bullies were the ones stewing in their own spite and ignorance. Once you realize that those who hurt you also hurt themselves, it is easier to forgive them. And that’s liberating.

George Takei (Actor: Star Trek, Heroes)

More wisdom in this article on things to know by age 50. I’m still working on #6.

Live long and prosper!

Posted by  on  06/08  at  12:22 PM
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