The simplest thing are the things a that appeal most to the heart. A simple hug, kiss and smile from a love one can shine light upon your darkest time.

A word missing from the dictionary: Suffercating: When the heart, spirit, mind are in great sadness and pain that your whole soul feel as if you are drowning in ocean of loneliness and pain. There for you are Suffocating by Suffering.

May we exist like a lotus, / At home in the muddy water. / Thus we bow to life as it is.

Love is powerful. If you want more of it in your life be grateful for what you have and love whenever you can. Positive mind-state essential.

How could you die and not be old enough to hear about premarital sex? How could you die and still not be allowed to fall in love or be honest? Surely not everything had to wait for university and a good job. Passion and truth had to trump even those things.

Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, it's like dung.