Three Inspirational Thoughts!

O Thou Who Seeketh

O thou who seeketh

The pearl of sweet peace,

Surely thou shalt find it

In the depths of thine own soul.

Surely the santuary within thee

Holds the secret treasure beyond price.

Behold the world which seeketh peace

In a storm

Behold the world which runneth

From mountain top to shore

To tame a raging breast.

Even though the world standeth

At thy feet,

Peace thou knoweth not,

Count only that day as profit

Spent in seclusion with him,

For he is the bestower

Of eternal wealth.

He is the bestower

Of eternal wealth.

He is the bestower

Of eternal peace.

He is the friend

Who never departeth thee.

Cease thou they fruitless search

In the storm,

And go to that fruitless search

In the storm,

And go to that beautiful garden

Where peace lives,

O thou who seeketh peace,

Surely thou shalt find it

In the depths of thine own soul.

Days are scroll: Write on them

only what you want remembered.

Bachya ibn Pakuda, 11th Century

At first sin is like a spider's web; in

the end it becomes as thick as a ship's cable. 

At first it is a visitor; in the end

it becomes the master of the house.

Midrash