Happy Birthday Your Holiness

[charliesmum]

Thanks to zakkati for pointing this out to me.

It's the The Dalai Lama's birthday today.

He's 70 years old, and looks in good health. My birthday wish for him is to be able to go back to an independent Tibet sometime soon.

In honor of HH the Dalai Lama, here are a few recent quotes from my calendar:

I believe in humanity, and its level in a person is more important than his or her belief or faith.

Hatred comes from past lives. It is not grounded like wisdom and compassion and can therefore be uprooted and removed.

One can't achieve happiness merely through education and knowledge, though they are important, but should also imbibe compassion and nonviolence.

When I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false.

Many difficulties arise from ideological or even religious conflicts, and men fight each other for means and methods, losing sight of their human ends and goals.

Free Tibet.

Comments

[swordmage.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I doubt an independent Tibet will happen at any point in the near future.


While I'm thinking of it, though, have you seen Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion? It's an interesting movie about modern-day Tibet and what's happened.

[drop-and-roll.livejournal.com]

This is not related to your post in any way, but I thought you'd understand my woe. I've decided to take any extra shifts that come my way at the moment, as my rent has just gone up and I'm a bit short of money. So I agreed to cover a shift which is a week on
Saturday. However, I'm deeply unhappy about this, as it means I have to work on Harry Potter day, rather than having the day free to read it. Pah.

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

I do understand your woe. That's icky. And not having money sucks.

But then you'll have something to look forward to on Sunday, right? *is trying to be optimistic*

[drop-and-roll.livejournal.com]

That's true. And Saturday evening. I finish work at 6:30 so I'll make sure I have some nice food and a copy of Harry Potter that evening. I'm thinking takeaway food, as cooking will cut into my reading time.