Will young people cry when they are rejected by McKinsey? Because their parents did not allow them to fall off the skateboard.
Life is not safe—or at least, always living a safe life will not make us live better. We can’t prevent children from entering our world, so what about letting them become part of the world?
12. When you meet a cat on the street, touch it
If there is something that makes you smile, take a second to remember it. Let this moment linger. Don’t rush through this happy moment just to meet more scenery.
Life is made up of tiny moments. At the end of all this, we will remember only these moments.
Maybe, you prefer dogs. It’s ok. You can also touch them. You can buy an ice cream if it has a taste you like. You can say “thank you” to the sun because the sun is shining today.
No matter how you choose to express, don’t let time slip away unknowingly. These tiny moments are all we have.
If we read books just to gain knowledge, we cannot learn the most important lesson that books teach us. Usually, this most important lesson is: Resonate with the story at the most random points. These resonance points are what we really need to see.
Maybe, we can resonate with the author because of the way he makes decisions, we can find a connection in an example, or realize that we are walking a path we don’t want to go To the last way.
Closing a book should not make you smug or impressed.It should be like getting up from a campfire, thanking this friend for the story, and then moving on. Whether it’s Peterson’s or someone else’s, these flames will guide you in the years to come.
Translator: Jane