The Paradoxes Of Life: Black Is White
- If we want to be in a relationship, the best way is to not need any relationship and invest in our own learnings, health and happiness.
- A display of honesty and vulnerability makes other people think we are great to the point of perfection.
- The more we cling to something, the farther it moves away. If something is done due to obligations or prior commitments, and not for the joy of it, it becomes meaningless.
- Winning arguments does not convince the other person, as most if not all arguments are not logical but emotional in nature.
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