Integrity is not something that grownups have and adolescents can aspire to. Integrity is something that all of us, at all ages, are constantly striving for. Harold S. Kushner More Quotes by Harold S. Kushner More Quotes From Harold S. Kushner Many biblical verses are like inkblot tests, revealing more about us than about the text in question. Harold S. Kushner biblical revealing tests Prayer is simply coming into the presence of God. Because when you come into the presence of God, even the things you don't have matter a lot less. Harold S. Kushner prayer god matter I am convinced that it is not the fear of death, of our lives ending, that haunts our sleep so much as the fear that as far as the world is concerned, we might as well never have lived. Harold S. Kushner fear sleep adventure Never attribute to malice or other deliberate decision what can be explained by human frailty, imperfection, or ignorance. Harold S. Kushner imperfection ignorance healing People are so busy chasing happiness- if they would slow down and turn around, they would give it a chance to catch up with them. Harold S. Kushner down-and giving people It is because you have the typical American habit of seeing everything as a test. You see the mountain as your enemy and you set out to defeat it. So, naturally, the mountain fights back and it is stronger than you are. We do not see the mountain as our enemy to be conquered. The purpose of our climb is to become one with the mountain and so it lifts us up and carries us along. Harold S. Kushner mountain fighting enemy The idea is to find some bit of holiness in everything-food, sex, earning and spending money, having children, conversations with friends. Everything can be seen as a miracle, as part of God's plan. When we can truly see this, we nourish our souls. Harold S. Kushner children sex ideas One of the most sublime experiences we can ever have is to wake up feeling healthy after we have been sick. Harold S. Kushner sick health feelings Love is not like a buffet line where the person in front of you threatens to take too much and leave too little for you. Love is like a muscle; the more it is exercised today, the more it can be used tomorrow. Harold S. Kushner lines littles love-is Everything that God created is potentially holy, and our task as humans is to find that holiness in seemingly unholy situations. When we can do this, we will have learned to nurture our souls. Harold S. Kushner holiness tasks soul I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense. Harold S. Kushner life book thinking There are some things we should feel guilty about, but the guilt feelings should attach to the deed, not to the doer. Harold S. Kushner guilt deeds feelings Our souls are not hungry for fame, comfort, wealth, or power. Those rewards create almost as many problems as they solve. Our souls are hungry for meaning, for the sense that we have figured out how to live so that our lives matter, so that the world will be at least a little bit different for our having passed through it. Harold S. Kushner joy inspirational life If we put our soul into our work, if, rather than just going through the motions, what we do flows from the deepest part of our being, then after a burst of creativity, we need to replenish our souls. Harold S. Kushner creativity soul needs When a mentally retarded child is born, the religious question we often ask is, "Why does God let this happen?" The better question to pose is to ask, "What kind of community should we be so that mental retardation isn't a barrier to the enjoyment of one's full humanity?" Harold S. Kushner community religious children One man alone can't defeat the forces of evil, but many good people coming together can. Harold S. Kushner evil men people You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can always control what you will feel and do about what happens to you. Harold S. Kushner mans-search-for-meaning happens feels Our awareness of God starts where self-sufficiency ends. Harold S. Kushner awareness ends self Our society puts too much emphasis on finding someone who will love you; our culture focuses too much on being loved and not enough on being a loving person. Harold S. Kushner our-society love-you culture We don't have to be afraid of dying because it's not really death that scares us. We are afraid of not having lived. Harold S. Kushner scare dying
