Hell is in the here and now. So is heaven. Quit worrying ab… - Elif Şafak

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Hell is in the here and now. So is heaven. Quit worrying about hell or dreaming about heaven, as they are both present inside this very moment. Every time we fall in love, we ascend to heaven. Every time we hate, envy, or fight someone, we tumble straight into the fires of hell.

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About Elif Şafak

Elif Shafak (born October 25, 1971) is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, academic, public speaker and women's rights activist.

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Alternative Names: Elif Shafak • Elif Bilgin Shafaq

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Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?
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Because time is a drop in the ocean, and you cannot measure off one drop against another to see which one is bigger, which one is smaller.

عندما تجد القابلة أن الحبلى لا تتألم أثناء المخاض، فإنها تعرف أن الطريق ليس سالكا بعد لوليدها، فلن تضع وليدها إذن
ولكي تولد نفس جديدة، يجب أن يكون ألم.
وكما يحتاج الصلصال إلى حرارة عالية ليشتد، فالحب لا يكتمل إلا بالألم

Hell is in the here and now. So is heaven. Quit worrying about hell or dreaming about heaven, as they are both present inside this very moment. Every… - Elif Şafak

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