Death reminds us that life is a temporary privilege, not an endless right.

Fairness is not something to which we are entitled. Rather, it is something for which we hope.

We live with this tortured feeling that we must create that which in reality we have the privilege of finding.

Forgiveness means that you will not allow a temporary event to have “forever” repercussions.

Until I realize that it’s all I gift, I can hold all of it and yet receive none of it.

It’s not about some principled debate as to whether I should focus on what I have, or on what I don’t have. Rather, it’s about being thankful that I have the privilege to enjoy the former, and the opportunity to contemplate the latter.