It is told that Buddha, going out to look on life, was greatly daunted by death. “They all eat one another!”, he cried, and called it evil. This process I examined, changed the verb, said, “They all feed one another,” and called it good. —Charlotte Perkins Gilman, author and lecturer, from her 1935 autobiography
What a great example of the value of perceptual agility!
Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.