Safe Harbour On Both Sides

The Power of Construction Most people act impulsively, driven by emotions. But if they stop and act with thought, they’ll realize that what they hoped to get through confrontation could have been achieved far more easily through a positive and gentle approach. In life, a person needs two things: • Money, to fulfill their material needs. • Good character, to live peacefully with others. Most people focus only on earning money, and neglect to develop good character. A Chinese saying beautifully explains this balance: “If you have two coins, use one to buy bread and the other to buy a flower.” Bread gives you life—and the flower teaches you how to live. Life’s Battle “Even after losing everything, the future still remains.” This quote by the American author and Scholar Christian Nestell Bovee expresses a vital truth of life. It means that if someone has lost something, they’ve only lost their past opportunities—not their future. No matter how bad the loss, it’s always a thing of the past. The future is still untouched—still full of potential. If someone, after facing hardship or disaster, can say, “I have lost the past, but I haven’t lost the future,” then they have already gained something far greater than what they lost.