The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, others are slowly being devoured from within by rasping parasites, thousands of all kinds are dying of starvation, thirst, and disease.

The world is in a constant state of flux. Nothing remains the same from one moment to the next. You can never step into the same river twice.

Never give up, never give in.

I've learned that you can't control everything in your life, but you can control how you react to it.