Quote of the Day - letting go & changing your mind

“Until you get the measure of your own soul, Jim, don't be quick to condemn a priest, or anyone else for that matter. I'm not scolding you, sweetheart," she said hurriedly. "It's just that, until you've been there, you can't know what it's like to hold yourself to promises you made in good faith a long time ago. Do you hang in there, or cut your losses? Soldier on, or admit defeat and try to make the best of things?" She'd looked a little sheepish then and admitted, "You know, I used to be a real hardass about stuff like this. No retreat, no surrender! But now? Jimmy, I honestly don't know if the world would be better or worse if we all held ourselves to the vows of our youth.” 

― Mary Doria Russell, The Sparrow

"Wisdom begins when you discover the difference between 'That doesn't make sense' and 'I don't understand." - Mary Doria Russell, Children of God

"I was on a road, and there was no one with me. And in the dream I said, 'Idon't understand but I can learn if you will teach me." - The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell.

Power of Ideas

"We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because man can fail. Four hundred years later, an idea can still change the world." - from V for Vendetta

One of my top ten favorite movies, this film is about revolution and change and overcoming fear. It is about standing up for what you believe to be right and good. It is about the power of ideas and the power of the masses. "People should not be affraid of their government. The government should be affraid of its people" - V for Vendetta

Which reminds me of "We are many. They are few" - from Children of God by Mary Doria Russell. "Children of God" is the sequel to "The Sparrow." Both are my favorite books. In many ways, "Children of God" is also about revolution, change, and the decisions people make based on what they think is right in a particular moment.