The Best Friend You Can Ever Have

The key to living a happier life

The key to living a happier life

“Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

A mouse was in constant distress because of its fear of a cat. A magician took pity on it and turned it into a cat. But then it became afraid of the dog. So, the magician turned it into a dog. Then it began to fear the panther. Thus, the magician turned it into a panther. Finally, it became full of fear for the hunter.

The magician got frustrated and gave up. He said, “You have the heart of a mouse; nothing I do for you is going to help you.”

And he turned it into a mouse again.

The enemy lies within, not outside.

That’s why we run away from who we are. We want to escape — to become someone else. But, changing our identity won’t make us happier. Running away from our fears is pointless.

As Waylon Lewis said, “We don’t want to make ourselves better. We want to make friends with who we are right now.”

Self-acceptance is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Faraway, so close.

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