Today's post is about a collection of quotes I came across just these few days.

"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life." Richard Bach

This is from Criminal Minds, where it is really true, that the strongest bond you could have might not come from blood family, but friendship bonds. For example, in White Collar, though Neal's father came back for him, he decided to trust Peter more, and stated, "Family doesn't show up on your doorstep after 30 years. They're the ones who've been there when you need them.". That's why many people find good buddies though interest groups and clubs, or in NS, where they will have to go through a series of hardship and perseverance to achieve a certain common goal. For Neal, that bond is not just friendship  but a little of mentorship too. He claimed that Peter is "The man we all wish we could be more like." It's really an in-three-sting bond, of friendship, mentorship and black-white power struggle relationship.

"Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise." H. G. Wells

This is also one that I came across from Criminal Minds. I think it is rather through, that sometimes pain and sorrow is there not to trap us in the wells of despair, but to let us grow and learn something somewhere. "Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day."

“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson

Well, different ways to view this, sometimes, the congratulations are worthy because of all the hard sweats and hardship the person faced to achieve the excellence. However, we should not neglect those that are on the ladder to success, actually many of them are working hard for it, just not enough luck or resources.

It is the trouble that never comes that causes the loss of sleep. - C. A. Bates

This is a quote that connects me to a long lost friend. =) interesting how small the world is. One of my student is his senior in the same CCA, really hilarious because they had the same complains and same crush name rumour hahas!! Well, yea, no use worrying actually, we can worry about a lot of things, but it's all futile. Nothing's gonna change by your worrying. I could only wish that he would grow more confidence and have more resources for his studies.

Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis 

This quote is new to me, but as I translate it, suddenly I felt enlightened! Like everything links, from the lectures i attended, to the shows i watched:

In time, growth and decline, "Time makes more converts than Reason" - White Collar, looking back, everything will just be moments, yet that moment changes so much of my thinking and behavior - emotions.