Mind and the Motorcycle

”The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.”Albert Camus 

”True spirituality is a mental attitude you can practice at any time.” Dalai Lama

It is me, writing one story, from start to finish, without a break.

“The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is not that the lie will now be accepted as truth and truth be defamed as a lie, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world … [gets] destroyed.”HANNAH ARENDT 

”It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.“         Charles Darwin

“What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.” The BuddhaI 

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Mahatma Gandhi 

” I offer my voice, but it is merely a whisper. You know what? I don’t give a shit.” Me

”Let me help beings be free so that they can live with peaceful and loving hearts amidst it all.” The Buddha

“O, what may man within him hide, Though angel on the outward side!” William Shakespeare

"Fear is the only thing that binds people on earth; release the fear and know the peace.” The Buddha

“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” Carl Sagan

“There is no experience of death, only the fear of it.” Albert Camus

“We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them” Albert Einstein

”You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." Mark Twain

“I believe in justice and truth, without which there would be no basis for human hope” Dalai LamaI WROTE AND RECORDED THIS FOR US,

“The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.” Mahatma Gandhi 

“Hey, hey, Wood Guthrie, I wrote you a songAbout a funny old world that’s a-coming alongSeems sick and it’s hungry, it’s tired and it’s tornIt looks like it’s a-dying and it’s hardly been born” Bob Dylan

I have written a letter to you and hope have time to listen. Thank you

”Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough." Groucho Marx

“Your actions are your only true belongings.” the Buddha

“To all my little Hulkamaniacs, say your prayers, take your vitamins and you will never go wrong.” Hulk Hogan

“If we can listen we shall hear.” Henry David Thoreau, January 26, 1841

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” George Orwell

“Bad news travels at the speed of light; good news travels like molasses.” Tracy Morgan

”This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before.” – Maya Angelou

“If only we could see each other [as we really are] There would be no more war, no more hatred, no more cruelty, no more greed… I suppose the big problem would be then that we would fall down and worship each other.” Thomas Merton

“Therefore, with my two hands joined, I appeal to you the reader to ensure that you make the rest of your life as meaningful as possible. Do this by engaging in spiritual practice if you can. As I hope I have made clear, there is nothing mysterious about this. It consists in nothing more than acting out of concern for others.”The Dalai Lama 

“Discovering your voice is a lifelong journey.” Leonard Bernstein

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell

“Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.” — Buddha

"By the time you're eighty years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it." George Burns (1896-1996)

“Be happy. It really annoys negative people.” Ricky Gervais

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” Buddha

”Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." Khalil GibranIf you are one of those people having a hard time, you might want to listen. Thank you

“We must never forget that nations and countries belong to their people, not to their governments. No matter how enduring or powerful they might seem at any given time, governments will come and go, but the people will always remain.” The Dalai Lama

“When we are born, we cry, that we are come To this great stage of fools.” William ShakespeareI LIKE THIS ONE, A BIT OF A DEPARTURE FOR ME.

“I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty.” Adolf Hitler

“The gains from the explosion of technology are immeasurable from a social and informational perspective, but we have sacrificed our privacy to the cold machine at the same time and maybe lost some warmth along the way.”Larry Feinstein, November 1, 2014THIS IS MY 500TH STORY AND IT IS QUITE A MILESTONE FOR ME. HOPE YOU ENJOY LISTENING TO IT. THANK YOU

”Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.” Bobby KennedyNOT EASY FINDING SANCTUARY FROM ALL THAT IS GOING ON. LOOKING UP AT THE SKY CAN OFFER SOME.

“My every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families.” Donald TrumpYOU KNOW, I'D MUCH RATHER JUST WRITE AND RECORD STORIES ABOUT MY LIFE, BUT IT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE. I CAN'T PRETEND TO BE LIVING IN A VACUUM, NOT ANY MORE. GIVE A LISTEN. THANK YOU

“Rules? We ain't got no rules. We don't need no rules. I don't have to show you any stinking rules.”  Treasure of the Sierra Madre ALMOST When you have some times, give this a listen!

”Even through your hardest days, remember we are all made of stardust.” Carl SaganHISTORY IS THE GREATEST TEACHER. GIVE IT A LISTEN. THANK YOU

“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” Dalai Lama

”There is no darkness but ignorance.”William ShakespeareI REVISED THIS RECORDING TO ADD COMMENTARY ABOUT ZELENSKIY'S VISIT TO THE OVAL OFFICE.

”There is no darkness but ignorance.”William ShakespeareSharing where we are, how we got here and where we are going.

“Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar” E.B. White WE HAVE CHOICES AS PEOPLE AND I DO AS A WRITER. LISTEN TO WHAT ALI'S ROPE-A-DOPE HAS TO DO WITH THIS STORY AND MY WRITER'S CHOICE

“We will never be perfect: that is our limitation. But we can have, and have had, moments in which we can take genuine pride.” Zadie SmithPAST IS PROLOGUE!

“If presidents can't do it to their wives, they do it to their country.” Mel Brooks