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Beautiful! Howard Thurman certainly has many inspiring quotes to offer. This text reminds me a lot of Khalil Gibran´s Prophet, where he writes something similar "on freedom": If it is an unjust law you would abolish, that law was written with your own hand upon your own forehead. You cannot erase it by burning your law books nor by washing the foreheads of your judges, though you pour the sea upon them. And if it is a despot you would dethrone, see first that his throne erected within you is destroyed. For how can a tyrant rule the free and the proud, but for a tyranny in their own freedom and a shame in their own pride? And if it is a care you would cast off, that care has been chosen by you rather than imposed upon you. And if it is a fear you would dispel, the seat of that fear is in your heart and not in the hand of the feared. This book (The Prophet) came to me as a present for the birthday of my older daughter and I kept it on my bedside table for 26 years. Still love every line in it.

I have heard this story so many times, but only with the conclusion to feed one of the wolves. Feeding both completely changes the game for me. This ending contains the whole truth, a very deep one. Thank you for this inspiration!

"Achievement is the beginning of failure." I love this sentence. Funny to read this story just after completing the book "The 5 am club" this morning.Robin Sharma talks about unlocking your potential and achieving all the time. He cites many quotes, from Da Vinci to Gandhi . And he has a point with it! But I feel that is just one side of the truth. As soon as you try to "be better than others", to outperform them, you enter a subtle competition and the truth is lost. There is wisdom in not trying to attain distinction, David wrote below. I think he is right. Like always: the truth holds both sides. Go for distinction, excellence and mastery, but let go of any expectations that come with that. I think that is what I long for.

This is so beautiful!