The Great Pearl of Wisdom

By Bangambiki Habyarimana

Miscellaneous thoughts and insights on life that come to me when I am alone gazing at the starry sky at night, walking by the sea, through the wood, watching people at a party, going to the market, by a chance encounter or when my sleep fails me. It's an intimate conversation with myself , trying to make sense of anything my mind is brought to think about as I plunge deep inside the farthest corners of my mind looking for that evasive Truth which the wizards of old have tried to capture in vain.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bangambiki Habyarimana
• Release date: Oct 3, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311296030

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Bangambiki Habyarimana is a community worker. He works with young adults in the fight against HIV Aids through education and counseling. His blog is at http://www.bangambiki.com

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The Great Pearl of Wisdom

By

Bangambiki Habyarimana

2nd Edition

Smashwords Edition

Copyright © 2015 Bangambiki Habyarimana

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INSPIRATIONAL WORDS

THE POWER OF WORDS

SUCCESS QUOTES

TRUTH QUOTES

HOPE VS DESPAIR

WISDOM WORDS

ON GOOD VS EVIL

FRIENDS VS ENEMIES

ON HUMANITY

ON THOUGHTS

ON SEX

ABOUT WOMEN

HAPPINESS

REASON VS EMOTION

BOOKS, WRITING AND READING

ON MONEY

ABOUT LIFE

ABOUT DEATH

POWER AND POLITICS

ABOUT LOVE

FAITH AND RELIGION

THE JUNGLE

MISCELLANEOUS QUOTES

About the Author

Other Books by Bangambiki Habyarimana

INTRODUCTION

Miscellaneous thoughts and insights on life that come to me when I am alone gazing at the starry sky at night, walking by the sea, through the wood, watching people at a party, going to the market, by a chance encounter or when my sleep fails me. It's an intimate conversation with myself , trying to make sense of anything my mind is brought to think about as I plunge deep inside the farthest corners of my existence looking for that evasive Truth which the wizards of old have tried to capture in vain.

INSPIRATIONAL WORDS

1. Why do we love heroes? Because life is a fight.

― Bangambiki Habyarimana

Life is a fight. Nothing is given to us on a golden plate. We must fight to get what we want. Winners are fighters, and they never give up. They are our heroes. Like the ancient heroes, they fight the dragons of life and win. Even if our heroes lose, we still cherish them, because they dared to fight. We cherish them because they dared to die alive rather than live dead. Joseph Campbell puts this beautifully A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. We love people who commit wholeheartedly to their goals. We want to see how they finish their journey. It does not matter how they finish, all we love in them is their full commitment to the cause. They inspire us to live a meaningful life.

2. There is gravity in human affairs as in the heavenly bodies. It seems anyone who wants to go up is always pulled down.

― Bangambiki Habyarimana

Of course, that’s called envy. People want you down. To be miserable like them or to be lower than they are. But you must free yourself of this evil gravity that always wants to keep you on the ground. Anytime you want to fly, you are pulled down by the naysayers, the gatekeepers, who are afraid you are going to fly off and win. They want a miserable friend they can boss over. They hold you down because they saw your growing wings, they know you’re a bird and can fly and go where they cannot. Because birds have wings; they're free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy, as said Roger Tory Peterson. Fight gravity and fly away. Reach new horizons and expand yourself.

3. One man can save the world. That man is you.

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We all depend on you to save our world, but you keep evading your responsibilities. Wake up, oh Savior and calm the storm that threatens to engulf humanity.

4. The greatest eureka moment is discovering yourself

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5. A daily dose of inspiration will keep you moving.

― Bangambiki Habyarimana

Inspiration is the fuel that propels our minds forward to other galaxies and universes. Inspiration makes us dream, see new possibilities in barren lands; it makes the impossible possible. It is inspiration that creates the creator in you. Inspiration will make you hold your head high and claim the future for yourself as confirms Dietrich Bonhoeffer The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy. Never forget to get your dose of daily inspiration.

6. Wake up and live your life on your own terms, you are a king in your own kingdom, a god in your own universe

― Bangambiki Habyarimana

You don’t need permission to live your life. Consider yourself a king in your own kingdom and a god in your own universe. Consider yourself as having all the powers necessary to create and to have what you want.

7. Everybody say it's impossible, but I'll try to make it possible

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I met a young man from a poor African country who was trying to cross the Sahara and reach Europe via Libya through the Mediterranean using death boats. I asked him why he was considering the perilous journey knowing that many immigrants had already lost their lives trying to cross the treacherous desert and waters. He told me I am already dead, I have nothing to lose. It looks impossible, but if necessary I will die trying to make it possible. This courageous young man inspired me to think that even if everybody says it’s impossible, with determination, there is always something you can do. The last thing is to give up without trying. It looked as if this young man had read these words by Pearl S. Buck The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation. But no, he hadn’t read this, he lived it.

8. You marvel and applaud big heroes in their big heroic actions, and forget you are a hero in your humble life and have modest heroic actions to complete yourself.

― Bangambiki Habyarimana

Everyone is a hero in his own life, in his own world. You are the hero of your family, of your wife, husbands, children, parents. You are the hero to your village, your workplace, your church, your mosque. You are expected to be a hero where you live. Can you live up to it? I think you can. Consider yourself as a hero and act as one. Be the pride of your small world where you live. If you can achieve that, you can achieve bigger dreams.

9. You are not required to perform like them; you are required to perform like you.

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You are first of all you. You are not everybody. You are not them. You are unique and it’s this uniqueness that makes all the difference. You can learn from them but you always act like you. You will perform like you. In seeking perfection, seek it as you. Excel at what you do and you will be pleased when you know you have given your best.

10 Never give up. There is always something you can do

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11. The road to victory goes through the belly of the beast

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Some people sound as if success and victory were easy. It’s not. Victory requires sacrifice as Niccolo Machiavelli observed when he said Never was anything great achieved without danger.

12. Fate smiles to the bold

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Fight against your fate if you can. Fate does not expect to be fought and will reward those who dare to fight against it. It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

Henry David Thoreau

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