Re: The Tao of Sam — My Philosophy of Life
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Text ?samharris.com ?facebook.com Download Sam’s Music ? SamTunes.NET A letter to a friend on his birthday by Sam Harris In this new year – I ask you to create the vision for what you want this year to be – for yourself, for those you love and for the world. It will affect everything you choose to do. Every day. Every action I take is reflection of what I want my world to be. In this new year – be brave. Speak up against the wrongs you encounter. Neutrality gives voice to the oppressor, never the oppressed. Silence give a platform to the tormentor, never the tormented. Silence in the company of judgment justifies the act. Be stronger than your fear or those who perpetrate fear. Investing in worry brings the subject of your fear into reality. Worrying is like praying for what you don’t want. We get to choose between love and fear every day – every moment. That’s all there is. EVERYTHING comes from one of those two things. And we get to choose. We are creatures of free will. Love knows no separation, no division, no hierarchy. Love sees us all as one. There are those who will not agree. There are those who think that bigger bank accounts will stave off the demons. Bigger locks on our doors will protect us from the demons. And bigger guns will keep the demons out. When, in reality, fear of the demons is the demon. There is nothing wrong with having money or being cautious or protecting ourselves – but when it is a solution to fear, it will never be enough. So this year …