Among Brads' many talents was his memory. I think of all the time I have spent with him and wish that I could conjure up all that we had into a tiny blog post. Unfortunately, my memory is not as a good as I'd like for it to be. Brad had a good heart and loved to laugh. I miss his voice and his cutting humour. He always would end his emails to me with "Keep Your Chin Up". I know that he had a sunny disposition on life. He wanted to learn so much and share with it with the rest of the world. He was kind and a great listener. I miss him so.
I found these teachings of Siddartha who later became the Buddha:
On Judgmental People: People with opinions just go around bothering each other.
On Anger: Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
On Truth: Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
On Anger: You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.
On Work: To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
On Friends: An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
On Love: You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
On Envy: Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
On Good Deeds: Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.
On Thought: The mind is everything. What you think you become.
On Gratitude: Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
On Hatred: Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule
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