Tag: cheating

Quote from Suzanne Collins, Gregor the Overlander

Are you afraid now?” said Gregor.”At times,” she admitted. “But it is no worse than if I were in Regalia. You see, I was tired of constant fear, so I made a decision. Everyday when I wake I tell myself it will be my last. If you are not trying to hold on to time, you are not so afraid of losing it.”Gregor thought this was the single saddest thing anyone had ever said to him. He couldn’t answer.”And then, if you make it to bedtime, you feel the joy of cheating death out of one more day,” she said. “Do you see?

Quote from T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with “The Divine Presence”

Claiming to love self, but willingly default to cheating at the first sign of trouble is nothing short of playing yourself. Your ego may feel avenged – temporarily – but your heart and soul, the true self, will suffer the long term affects of karma’s justifiable sting.