from "Up on Poppy Hill"

If you hold the past too tight, how could you hug the future?

Led Zeppelin

"Then as it was,
then again it will be.
Though the course may change sometimes,
rivers always reach the sea."

the purpose of life

"Our prime purpose in this life
is to help others.
And if you can't help them,
at least don't hurt them." (Dalai Lama)

the purpose of travel

"Sometimes you have to travel around the world
to find yourself."

Bauernregel

Ein Sonnenstrahl bringt mehr Gras hervor
als zehn Hagelwetter.

"Everything is possible if you believe."

A Nurse's Prayer

"Lord help me to bring
comfort when there is pain,
courage when there is despair,
Acceptance when the end is near,
A touch gentle with tenderness,
patience and love."